Jiří Filip Press Release: The year 2022 is behind us and in retrospect we can say that we were certainly not bored during it. But even the end of the year itself was not boring, which brought, for example, a significant one the growth of the EUR/USD forex pair. Because central banks around the world continue to raise interest rates to fight inflation, so it's lively across all markets.
Especially for Europe, the fact that the prices of many energy commodities are returning to normal – for example, the prices of European natural gas are at the levels where they were before the start of the war in Ukraine. The markets will certainly be stirred up by the arrivals Results Season, which we will comment on in the form of videos.
Strict lockdowns are also ending in China, which should, on the one hand, improve the country's economic situation and logistical processes. On the other hand, it seems so far that the loosening of measures in China is fast and as a result the number of infected people is rising significantly.
In conclusion, I might add that Stock markets have had their worst year since the 2008 crisis, which should not stress a long-term investor - quite the opposite! We'll talk more about 2022 and the outlook for 2023 in my video, which is available now.
And what is the development of my stock positions in the portfolio? And which stock did I add to my portfolio at the beginning of the year? You will also find out in my latest video - you can access it for free HERE: https://cz.xtb.com/akciove-portfolio-tomase-vranky
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