by Natalija Riabko | Jun 23, 2025 | Futures, Investing, News, News of the day, Oil, Raw Materials
As geopolitical tensions flare – most recently in the Middle East – oil and gas prices often react within hours. On the night of June 12th, following initial military strikes between Israel and Iran, crude oil surged 13% before paring gains to 7% by...
by Natalija Riabko | Jun 14, 2025 | All Rights Reserved, ESG Criteria, News, News of the day, Sustainable Growth, Women For Sustainable World Project, Yesterday Today Tomorrow
The café terrace in Brussels’ European Quarter hums with a dozen languages – Spanish, Dutch, Finnish – but when the Polish economist at Table 12 speaks, the German consultants subtly check their watches. Later, they’ll praise her “excellent...
by Natalija Riabko | Jun 12, 2025 | All Markets, Future of investment, News, News of the day, Strategy, Weekly news, World Markets
As the second half of June unfolds, global equity markets sit at a delicate inflection point. The S&P 500 recently pierced the symbolic 6,000 mark, up over 12% year-to-date, buoyed by resilient tech earnings, AI-driven optimism, and receding fears of an immediate...
by Natalija Riabko | Jun 11, 2025 | Bond Market, Investing, News, News of the day
Imagine the global government bond market as the world’s giant, ultra-safe savings jar – home to more than $80 trillion in outstanding debt, stretching across U.S. Treasuries, Eurozone debuts, UK gilts, Japan’s JGBs, and others. It’s a stage where big economic...
by Natalija Riabko | Jun 3, 2025 | Future of investment, Investing, News, News of the day, The Investment Case
As of mid-2025, Mastercard Inc. remains a towering figure in global finance – an emblem of technological precision, transactional scale, and strategic foresight. Yet beneath the surface of its glowing financials, a more nuanced question emerges: are investors...
by Natalija Riabko | May 31, 2025 | Article, ESG Criteria, News, News of the day, Women For Sustainable World Project, Yesterday Today Tomorrow
In Honour of Stefan Zweig In a Europe beset by geopolitical tensions, widening social fractures, and the existential urgency of climate change, corruption emerges as a silent poison – corroding the foundations of democracy from within. Far from being confined to...
