Last week we saw a sell-off in the technology shares of large companies, a fall in the price of gold and a rise (fall) in yields (prices) on government bonds. However, the passage of the $1.9bn “Biden” fiscal package has made investors worried about the expected artificial inflationary pressures that will force central banks to …
Category: Financial Markets
Selection of Shares: Technology Companies or Traditional Industries
The recent passage in the Congress of the new $1.9bn “Biden” fiscal package has caused a “frenzy” among investors everywhere, especially those operating on the US stock market. Estimates vary with each financial company trying to create the right momentum for its client-investors so that funds invested during the pandemic in shares of technology and …
Stockmarket Indices- Closed prices- Friday, April 24, 2026
World Government Bonds – Yield Closed Prices & Spreads- Friday, April 24, 2026
We present the Yield Closed Prices and the Yield Spread of the World Main Government Bonds with 10 year maturity (Benchmark) in the most important in economic terms countries. In the following table we present the columns of Yield Closed Price, the Yield Spread between both the Bond Yield vs the Yield of the German …
Commodities- Closed Prices- Friday April 24, 2026
In the Table below we have chosen to list the most important commodities in the world. We present their closed prices every Friday (end-ofweek) and compare their performance both one week before and on the last day of the previous year. The following table is for information purposes. The information contained herein does not constitute …
World Main Currencies- Closed Prices – Friday, April 24, 2026
In the Table below we have chosen to list the most important currencies in the world and their respective foreign exchange rates (indices) between them. We present their closed prices every Friday (end of week) and compare their performance both one week before and on the last day of the previous year. The following table …
Is it Time for the Eurozone/EU to Issue A Perpetual Bond?
Global debt has reached 365% of world annual GDP, an amount close to $280trillion and surely no one should expect this amount to be repaid within the space of a century. The only solution that seems feasible now is its unstoppable per-financing, although in the long term this solution is not sustainable, since it has …
Options Market
According to Options Clearing Corporation (OCC- www.theocc.com ) the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organisation, achieved in 2020, clears record 7,52billion total contracts and 7,47billion options contracts. A total volume up 71% from a year ago and a rise more than 50% from 2019. What is an option contract An option is a contract between …
The Reasons of Why the Upward March in Stock Prices might continue in 2021
Many analysts consider some data that unfolded during 2020 and particularly at the end of 2020. With the announcement that vaccine production has begun and the mass vaccination of the world’s population against Covid-19 has begun, it gave the early signal that the pandemic is over. The governments of developed countries have already prepared in …
Will the Reform of a Company’s Listing Criteria Give Healthier Stock Markets to China?
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order last November (2020) banning American investment firms from investing funds in Chinese companies located on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and working with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), forced on December 31, the NYSE to announce that it would remove (delist) the Chinese companies China Telecom, …