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Mateusz Kaczmarek

A technology and finance expert writing for TS2.tech. He analyzes developments in satellites, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on their impact on global markets. Author of industry reports and market commentary, often cited in tech and business media. Passionate about innovation and the digital economy.

Precious Metals Bonanza: Gold & Silver Smash Records as Platinum and Palladium Rally

Precious Metals Bonanza: Gold & Silver Smash Records as Platinum and Palladium Rally

Overview of Precious Metals Price Movements Late-September 2025 saw a broad rally across the precious metals. Gold futures hit fresh all-time highs – by Sept. 26, December gold settled near $3,809/oz reuters.com. Silver climbed in lockstep, reaching about $46.41 on Sept. 26 (a 14-year peak) reuters.com. Platinum and palladium likewise surged: platinum hit $1,568.21 on Friday (its best in over 12 years) reuters.com, and palladium jumped above $1,280. These gains pushed all four metals into strong bull-market territory (e.g. gold is up roughly 35–40% for 2025). Traders note that all sectors of bullion demand are rallying – and even traditionally lagging metals
28 September 2025
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Trump Tariffs Spark Asian Market Meltdown: Stocks Dive, Rupee Crashes & Gold Soars

Trump Tariffs Spark Asian Market Meltdown: Stocks Dive, Rupee Crashes & Gold Soars

Regional Stock Market Performance China & Hong Kong: Mainland markets were modestly lower. The Shanghai Composite traded near 3,820–3,830 (about –0.7%) on Friday reuters.com, dragged by global tech weakness and trade jitters. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell over 1% on Friday reuters.com, led by declines in technology and financials. Chinese data showed some stabilization – for example, August industrial profits jumped 20.4% YoY (recovering from a July decline) reuters.com – but analysts note demand remains weak. Beijing’s central bank, meeting on Tuesday, said it would “step up adjustments” and keep policy loose to shore up growth reuters.com. The PBOC also
28 September 2025
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Crypto Mayhem: Bitcoin & Ethereum Dive as Global Regulators, DeFi Hacks and Bullish Prophets Shake Up Markets (Sept 27–28, 2025)

European Stocks Surge Amid Tariff Twists and Bank Boosts – What’s Next for October?

Index Performances: Broad Gains, Sector Rotation European benchmarks climbed on Friday, shrugging off mid-week lows. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed +0.8% investing.com. Country indices ended higher: Spain’s IBEX 35 led with ~+1.3%, the CAC 40 (France) +0.97%, the DAX (Germany) +0.87%, and the FTSE 100 (UK) +0.77% reuters.com investing.com. Week-over-week, gains were modest – STOXX 600 was just 0.07% higher investing.com – reflecting a recovery from tariff-led fears. By sector, financials and industrials outperformed. European insurers (e.g. Munich Re, SCOR) jumped ~2% on the day investing.com, driven partly by dovish global rate signals and M&A chatter. Materials and industrial stocks
28 September 2025
Crypto Mayhem: Bitcoin & Ethereum Dive as Global Regulators, DeFi Hacks and Bullish Prophets Shake Up Markets (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Crypto Mayhem: Bitcoin & Ethereum Dive as Global Regulators, DeFi Hacks and Bullish Prophets Shake Up Markets (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Chart: Bitcoin price and futures open interest (USD). BTC hovered ~$109K with open interest ~$78B, reflecting sustained trading activity on Sep 27. (Source: CoinGlass) Chart: Top crypto assets (prices and 24h change). BTC ~$109.3K, ETH ~$3,995, BNB ~$969, SOL ~$201, XRP ~$2.78 as of Sep 27. (Source: CoinGecko) Sources: Authoritative crypto news outlets and financial press (Coindesk, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, The Economic Times, Binance Research, etc.) were used for all facts above m.economictimes.com cointelegraph.com ainvest.com binance.com. Wherever possible, direct quotes from industry experts (SEC/CFTC chairs, CEO’s, policy heads) are cited. Links are provided for verification (see references).
28 September 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Nasdaq Surges Amid AI Frenzy and Fed Optimism – EA Skyrockets on $50B Buyout Buzz

Sources: Major financial news outlets including Reuters, Nasdaq.com and mainstream analysts’ reports (cited) provided the above insights and quotes reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com. Each development is drawn from these verifiable sources for accuracy.
28 September 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Key Facts Finance & Banking Fed policy: The Fed’s Sept. 17 decision to cut rates (to 4.00–4.25%) was driven by slowing growth and job gains, though inflation has crept up federalreserve.gov. Fed Chair Powell and colleagues signaled further cuts ahead, but warned that inflation upside risks remain high federalreserve.gov reuters.com. Fed Vice Chair Bowman urged a commitment to cuts to shore up jobs reuters.com, while a strategist noted Powell was dovish but noncommittal on timing reuters.com. Bank stocks: Regional banks held mixed news. First Horizon (FHN) was downgraded by one analyst firm (citing weakening outlook), while other analysts actually raised
28 September 2025
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Cosmic Showcase: What’s Up in the Sky on Sept 28–29, 2025

Cosmic Showcase: What’s Up in the Sky on Sept 28–29, 2025

Meteor Showers and Fireballs This weekend’s meteor activity will be modest. No major shower peaks on Sept 28–29. The Orionids (parent comet Halley) have just started but are weak – current rates are well under 1 meteor/hour and won’t peak until Oct. 23 amsmeteors.org. The only notable shower is the Southern Taurids (from comet 2P/Encke), active Sept 23–Nov 12 with a broad radiant. AMS predicts a Southern Taurid rate of about 3/hour around local midnight (the radiant in Pisces, best near 1 a.m.) amsmeteors.org. All other named showers (epsilon Geminids, sextantids, etc.) are producing <1/hr amsmeteors.org amsmeteors.org. Thus most meteors will be
28 September 2025
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Space News Bonanza: NASA’s Artemis, SpaceX Starlink Launch & China’s New Weather Satellite (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Space News Bonanza: NASA’s Artemis, SpaceX Starlink Launch & China’s New Weather Satellite (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Government Space Agency Missions & Announcements NASA: In late September, NASA’s focus was on its upcoming Artemis II Moon mission. The four astronauts held a media briefing on Sept. 24 to announce the name of their Orion spacecraft: “Orion Integrity” nasa.gov. They explained “Integrity” symbolizes the trust and collaboration needed for the mission. This 10-day crewed lunar test flight is slated for no later than April 2026. Meanwhile, NASA science made headlines with a major Mars discovery: analyses of a Perseverance rover sample (nicknamed “Sapphire Canyon”) from Jezero Crater suggest it “could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life” nasa.gov. Acting
28 September 2025
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Billion-Dollar AI Bets and Biotech Breakthroughs: Top Tech News (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Billion-Dollar AI Bets and Biotech Breakthroughs: Top Tech News (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Key Facts: Artificial Intelligence & Big Tech Nvidia–OpenAI Partnership: Nvidia announced a landmark collaboration with OpenAI to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI computing power. Under the plan, Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion as each gigawatt of NVIDIA systems is deployed nvidianews.nvidia.com. The first 1 GW is slated for late 2026 on Nvidia’s new “Vera Rubin” supercomputer. CEO Jensen Huang said this marks “the next leap forward — deploying 10 gigawatts to power the next era of intelligence” nvidianews.nvidia.com. OpenAI’s Sam Altman emphasized that “everything starts with compute,” and the new chips will fuel AI breakthroughs. This deal comes amid
28 September 2025
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AI Stocks Rally Amid Bold Bets and Breakthroughs: Nvidia’s $100B Play, Tesla’s $1T Robotaxi Dream & More

AI Stocks Rally Amid Bold Bets and Breakthroughs: Nvidia’s $100B Play, Tesla’s $1T Robotaxi Dream & More

Market Momentum & Sentiment AI-related equities continued their blistering run in late September. After weeks of outflows, U.S. stock funds drew fresh cash – about $12.1 billion in the week to Sept. 24 – as Nvidia’s OpenAI deal rekindled investor appetite reuters.com. Barclays’ Ajay Rajadhyaksha commented that the “AI revolution, Fed cuts and fading tariff uncertainty will all support growth”, suggesting AI mega-cap stocks could keep outperforming bonds and the broader market reuters.com. Supporting this, a Reuters analysis noted that a select “AI basket” of giants (Alphabet, Amazon, Broadcom, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Palantir) has climbed ~30% so far this
27 September 2025
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Commodity Shockwaves: Oil Soars, Gold Shines, Crops Sway as War, Weather & Policy Roil Markets

Commodity Shockwaves: Oil Soars, Gold Shines, Crops Sway as War, Weather & Policy Roil Markets

Key Facts: Energy: War Drives Oil Higher, Gas Steadies, Renewables Reshuffled Oil – War and Output Cuts: Crude markets rallied sharply to close the week, propelled by geopolitics. Brent oil settled at $70.13/bbl (▲1.0%) while WTI ended at $65.72 (▲1.14%), with both benchmarks posting their biggest weekly gain since June reuters.com. Traders pinned the surge on escalating war disruptions: Ukraine’s stepped-up drone strikes have knocked out portions of Russia’s refining capacity, forcing Moscow to halt diesel exports through year-end and extend a gasoline ban reuters.com. “Markets continued to be focused on the situation between Russia and Ukraine,” said John Kilduff
27 September 2025
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Precious Metals Skyrocket: Gold Near $3,800, Silver Hits 14-Year High in Fed-Fueled Rally

Precious Metals Skyrocket: Gold Near $3,800, Silver Hits 14-Year High in Fed-Fueled Rally

Key Facts Precious Metals Market Overview (Sept 26–27, 2025) Gold and its peers notched standout gains in late September, extending a remarkable rally in precious metals. Gold, in particular, powered to fresh record highs. On Tuesday of that week it breached $3,790 per ounce, an all-time high, before settling back slightly reuters.com. By Friday (Sept 26), spot gold was holding near $3,778/oz, up about 0.8% on the day and 2.5% higher for the week reuters.com. U.S. gold futures (Dec delivery) closed around $3,809 on Friday reuters.com, reflecting bullish sentiment in forward markets. Other major precious metals surged in gold’s slipstream.
27 September 2025
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Asian Markets Routed by Tariff Shock and Rate Jitters – Weekly Wrap-Up

Asian Markets Routed by Tariff Shock and Rate Jitters – Weekly Wrap-Up

Key Facts Broad Market Performance: Major Index Losses Across Asia Asian equities ended the week on a downbeat note, with virtually all major bourses in negative territory by Friday’s close (Sept 26). The sell-off was widespread, triggered by a mix of global headwinds. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.87% to 45,354.99 on Friday, snapping a three-day rally english.news.cn. Notably, it closed at the day’s low as traders reacted to U.S. policy signals and trade worries. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index sank 1.4% to 26,128 scmp.com, marking its first weekly decline in September amid a pullback from recent highs. The tech-heavy Hang
27 September 2025
Tariffs Fail to Derail European Stock Rally as Markets Bounce Back

Tariffs Fail to Derail European Stock Rally as Markets Bounce Back

Market Recap: Relief Rally Ends a Volatile Week German DAX stock index graph displayed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. European markets rebounded off three-week lows heading into the weekend (Sept. 24, 2025) reuters.com reuters.com European stocks staged a broad relief rally at week’s end, erasing earlier losses from a volatile week. On Friday, September 26, the STOXX Europe 600 index climbed +0.8%, clawing its way back from three-week lows hit mid-week reuters.com. This late surge left the STOXX 600 essentially where it began the week – up a marginal +0.07% over the five sessions reuters.com. Major national indexes were all
27 September 2025
Crypto’s Wild 48 Hours: Bitcoin Rebounds, DeFi Breakthroughs, NFT Surprises & Regulation Shake-Ups (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Crypto’s Wild 48 Hours: Bitcoin Rebounds, DeFi Breakthroughs, NFT Surprises & Regulation Shake-Ups (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Key Facts Market & Macroeconomic Trends Bitcoin Volatility and Sentiment: The crypto market saw roller-coaster moves over 48 hours. On Thursday, a broad sell-off wiped out nearly $1.2B in leveraged positions – roughly $1.1B in longs – as Bitcoin dipped under $110K and Ethereum under $4K coindesk.com. This rout drove the Crypto Fear & Greed Index down to 28 (“Fear”), its lowest since mid-April coindesk.com. Analysts noted that “roughly $3B of levered longs have been liquidated in recent days,” flushing out excess leverage coindesk.com. By Friday, however, markets showed resilience: Bitcoin bounced back above $110,000 and major alts like ETH,
27 September 2025
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Nasdaq’s Wild Week: AI Mega-Deal Hype, Tariff Turmoil, and Tech Titans on Edge

Nasdaq’s Wild Week: AI Mega-Deal Hype, Tariff Turmoil, and Tech Titans on Edge

Key Facts: Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq-100 Snap Winning Streak After charging to all-time highs on Monday, U.S. tech stocks hit some turbulence to end the week. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained +0.44% on Friday (about +99 points) to close around 22,484 reuters.com, helped by a relief rally on in-line inflation data. That advance broke a three-day losing streak for stocks latimes.com. Even so, the Nasdaq Composite fell ~0.7% for the week, while the S&P 500 (-0.3%) and Dow (-0.1%) also logged modest weekly declines reuters.com reuters.com. This marked the end of a three-week run of gains for the Nasdaq and
27 September 2025
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Wall Street Rebound: Fed Relief, Tariff Twists & Tech Surprises (NYSE Highlights Sept 26–27, 2025)

Wall Street Rebound: Fed Relief, Tariff Twists & Tech Surprises (NYSE Highlights Sept 26–27, 2025)

Key Facts Market Recap & Broad Trends Flags and tickers on the NYSE trading floor in New York City, reflecting a week of shifting market sentiment. U.S. stocks rallied into the weekend after overcoming mid-week losses reuters.com reuters.com. Wall Street finished the week with a relief rally, snapping a multi-session losing streak. On Friday, Sept. 26, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped about 300 points (+0.7%) to 46,247, the S&P 500 gained +0.6% to 6,644, and the Nasdaq Composite rose +0.4% to 22,484 reuters.com. This rebound followed three straight down sessions through Thursday, which had left the major indexes in
27 September 2025
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Incredible Skywatch Weekend: Northern Lights, Meteor Fireballs & Planetary Sights (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Incredible Skywatch Weekend: Northern Lights, Meteor Fireballs & Planetary Sights (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Key Facts Solar Storms and Aurora Outlook Space weather officials are on alert for auroras this weekend. A large coronal hole on the Sun has rotated into an Earth-facing position, sending a stream of fast solar wind toward Earth. According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, this “weak enhancement in the solar wind” is forecast to arrive and push geomagnetic activity to unsettled or even active levels, with a chance of minor G1 storms space.com. In practical terms, that means the Northern Lights could strengthen on the nights of Sept. 27–28. If the disturbance reaches G1 (Kp 5) levels, auroras
27 September 2025
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Global Space News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Global Space News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Summary: Record Launch Cadence for Starlink and Kuiper Constellations SpaceX’s launch blitz: SpaceX achieved an unprecedented launch cadence, flying three Falcon 9 missions in under 41 hours through Sept. 25–26 spaceflightnow.com. These included two Starlink batches (28 satellites from Florida and 24 from California) and NASA’s solar observatory mission (IMAP) to deep space. The Sept. 26 Vandenberg launch marked SpaceX’s 123rd Falcon 9 flight of 2025 and the 15th just in September, putting the company on pace to smash its previous annual launch record space.com. With these missions, SpaceX surpassed 8,400 Starlink satellites in orbit, with about 8,500 active Starlink craft now
27 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD

Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD

7 February 2026
Applied Digital Corporation shares jumped 25.52% Friday to $34.95, then slipped to $34.60 after hours. The company reported fiscal Q2 revenue up 250% to $126.6 million and signed leases for 600 MW of data center capacity in North Dakota. Applied Digital broke ground on a new 430‑MW campus in the southern U.S. in January. Financing includes a $100 million promissory note with 8% interest, paid in kind.
Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

7 February 2026
Eli Lilly shares rose 3.7% to $1,058.18 Friday after the FDA said it would act against telehealth firm Hims & Hers for marketing a $49 compounded weight-loss pill. The move followed a sharp selloff Thursday when Hims announced plans to sell a version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Investors remain uncertain how aggressively regulators will police copycat drugs and pricing in the obesity drug market.
Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal

Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal

7 February 2026
Saudi Exchange approved Merrill Lynch KSA’s exit as market maker for Saudi Aramco, effective Feb. 8. Aramco shares closed at 25.60 riyals Thursday, down 0.06, with 22.1 million traded. The Tadawul index fell 1.3% as Brent crude dropped to $67.93. Aramco set March official selling prices at $2.10 above Argus for North America and $0.65 above ICE Brent for Western Europe.
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