Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

Yes and the freaky thing is that Golden Cow noticed her incompetence just a few hours after seeing some numbers he didn't like

This behavior will have long term effects on confidence, not "next week" effects. Here in Poland we saw that when the govt interfered with central bank NBP and statistics office GUS - it was a major reason for less investment in the market.

One quote from the paywalled FT

A group headed up by the two previous heads of the agency, Friends of BLS, echoed that concern, noting that, "when leaders of other nations have politicised economic data and destroyed public trust in their data infrastructure, the consequences have been dire".

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

Golden Cow has fired the people who do the jobs report

Mao Tse Tung style of government. Will be very negative for the market in the long run

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

No - I said every quarter until June 2026

News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [694]

What have lobbyists and NGOs got to do with the number of EU bureaucrats. You were wrong, can't do decimals and don't want to admit it.

The combined population of Brussels and Strasbourg is 1.5m so it is mind of unlikely there are a million "parasites" there. Are you saying if you walk down the street that 2 out of 3 people you see there are Eurocrats ?

Why can't you do these sums yourself ?

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

This is no time to be piling into US stocks - market is way too high, tariffs will hurt profits annd growth and inflation still rising.

I think when we have the September results the cautious people will be on top for this quarter

News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [694]

You are one zero too many - there are 40.000 EU employees. Not 400.000.

If you are worried about bloated bureaucracy look closer to home - there are 400.000 public employees in New South Wales

Travel / Do Poles like to hunt? Hunting in Poland. [211]

Can't the wolves control the wild boar ?

News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [694]

People live longer, live healthier, less crime, more holidays, nice food, more fun - it's easy to see why MAGA hate Europe - they have a victim complex and can't stand to see people better off than them

Weird and pathetic the way EU leaders have turned on VdL since she agreed this abomination. If she didn't have a mandate why did she even bother traveling ?

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

Not for me - prefer to invest USD in the US market. But interested how you get on - the hedging always costs money to someone and can be quite an expensive process, so I am guessing that long run these funds will underperform the nasdaq and s&p by a couple of percent.

I am doing the IKE though - in Santander I think. Good that the limit is moving in line with inflation.

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

Thanks - will take a look - but these are zloty denominated as I understand ? Not at all sure about that arrangement - did something similar w few years ago and never made money on it. When I go to the bank they keep bringing the dick who recommended it into meetings

So I would say double check performance of the ETF v the market and then overlay that on a US v PLN graph - if they track closely then happy days, if there is white space between the two lines the bank are taking a bit more on forex.

News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [694]

No doubt a poor deal for the EU - and they have some explaining to do to their citizens. Like in Covid it seems VdL has acted unilaterally. The place for these deals is in government buildings, not the golf course.

Will at least calm the markets

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? - part 2 [54]

Yes - small arms fire is always effective against tanks.

Which reminds me - you haven't answered the question yet !

You are at home with your crappy pistol. Suddenly you hear glass breaking and people speaking Spanish quickly. The Mexican cartel arrived in a helicopter and there are 5 of them with korean sub machine guns they bought in a yard sale. They want the keys to your fake ass Lexus. Which do you shoot first ?

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

Yeah I know -it's disorganization on my part mainly ! Thx for the reminder !

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

No I know I should open an IKE as no downside and I would save a few zloty but the cap is quite small at 27k so I never got round to it yet

I have a brokerage account at Citi (they are neither the cheapest nor the best, but I do know they will never be allowed to go bust) plus a couple of foreign brokers.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [993]

If she wants to be a woman then fine - just roll with it.

Don't have a cow about it

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [993]

Yes, those elitests have a lot to answer for

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [993]

I already showed you with a clear link and a clear chart

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? - part 2 [54]

Good that you are done - so maybe sit in the garden and enjoy the summer.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [993]

In fact "degree's" are strongly correlated with higher earnings in the United States

nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cba/annual-earnings

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

Will you answer my question ?

3 heavily armed young crackshot home invaders v a retired old man and your cheap pistol. Which one do you shoot first ? How do you stop the other 2 shooting you ?

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

Broken glass downstairs? Not my problem - though the next morning I might check on the guy that lives there

Let's reverse the questions though

You are asleep in your Illinois bedroom - three "home invaders" arrive. One has an Uzi he bought in Walmart, one has an AK47 he bought in Jewel and one has a bazooka he bought in the local gas station. All are veterans with extensive military training. which do you shoot first with your crappy pistol ?

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

You will still have to pay the Alior fee - I think 0,4% on the way in and 0,4% on the way out but even so looks like a decent deal - just make sure that there are no other Alior charges (they might have minimum fees per transaction)

Alior have started to put pressure on Citi, Santander and the other banks brokers lately which is good news.

And of course also watch that falling dollar though it should stabilize soon and then as it rises a bit of a chance for some double whammy gains if you buu this fund.

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

If they were climbing several levels up then I would pour boiling oil over my balcony like in medieval times

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

Two very good climbers who can get up to a high floor ?

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

The answer is yes

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

We have discussed that many times dickhead.

How is a gun crazed lunatic going to get into the complex, into the klatka and then into my apartment

What a simpleton you are

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

By making it almost impossible to retail guns

Simple really - and responsible for Poland having a minuscule level of gun crime.

The serious organized crime groups are also happy with the status quo and don't want random Karen psychos having guns - this is not the US where bitter obsessive old men can have a couple of deadly weapons

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

Psycho Karens in Poland wouldn't have a gun. They are almost impossible to get hold of

Can you stick to the thread set up for you please

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [725]

Miloslaw - have you ever contributed anything about the stock market or the economy on this thread.

I don't think so, and would appreciate it if you posted your nonsense on random

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

The noodles with soft cheese is a National dish in Slovakia - called something like halusky s brynzou

It's quite nice with a glass of their young wine

And one of the simplest Italian dishes is the same - cook pasta, add a spoon of ricotta, a spoon on water from the pasta, salt, pepper and garlic. That's it - tastes amazing if everything is done quick