Daniel Stein

Oct 25, 2024 | atlanticcouncil.org | Michał Kurtyka |Sergiy Makogon |Daniel Stein |Pawel Czyzak

Hungary’s largest oil and gas company, MOL, has announced a deal with Lukoil to resume the transit of Russian oil to Hungary through Ukraine. By purchasing Russian oil at the Belarus-Ukraine border, MOL effectively takes legal ownership of the oil before it reaches Ukrainian territory. While this allows MOL to avoid sanctions imposed by Ukraine on the Russian oil producer, it undermines Europe’s collective action against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.

Oct 18, 2024 | mql5.com | Daniel Stein

The last two days have taught me a few new things, especially about news events and how trading sentiment behaves afterward. Strictly speaking, it's all about cause and effect, but let's start at the beginning. THURSDAY Thursday saw the ECB's interest rate decision for the EUR, which the market reacted to as expected. About 90 minutes later, I was informed that demand for EUR positions had increased by more than 1% and that the EUR net long volume had decreased significantly.

Oct 11, 2024 | cepa.org | David Kirichenko |Alexander Kolyandr |Sergiy Makogon |Daniel Stein

At five each morning, once martial law restrictions are lifted, Oleksandr Dovhal leaves Dnipro and heads to the most dangerous areas of the front to rescue civilians. The day we meet, he and other members of Dobra Sprava, a nonprofit, are focused on bringing people to safety from Pokrovsk and the surrounding area. In Dnipro, Alina Holovko fields daily calls from desperate residents. She compiles lists of those in need, including addresses and contact details, and sends them to Oleksandr.

Oct 11, 2024 | cepa.org | Alexander Kolyandr |Sergiy Makogon |Daniel Stein |Irina Borogan

Russia is ready for a forever war, judging by its defense budget, which the government presented to the Duma in October. Military spending is once again breaking records although something important has changed; it’s now more reliant on taxes and less on oil export revenues. The initial plans to reduce military spending in 2025 and 2026, following the supposed 2024 peak, have been abruptly overturned. It seems the appetite for war demands more sacrifices than anticipated, both material and human.

Oct 9, 2024 | mql5.com | Daniel Stein

I've been using a Mac as my main computer for over two years. My needs are coding and trading, so nothing complicated. I have tried MetaTrader for Mac from Metaquotes, which in my opinion is a complete disaster. It looks outdated, and the MQL5 market doesn't work either. That's the result of the standard MetaTrader for Mac after installing the latest update. There is nothing more to say. Apple users prefer simple and intuitive solutions, and I'm no exception.