Few things give me more pleasure than an espresso coffee and reading the newspaper first thing in the morning. I usually get up early, I love the silence in the house and the way the light shines on the coffee steam in the kitchen. During the late hours of my day, everything is noisy, moving, and tiring. It's the early hours of the day that give me the space I need to think clearly.
It's with the first cup of coffee that I look for information . I usually look to the east first, because the day started there a long time ago. I start with some information sites in Australia, moving on to Europe, especially in Germany and the United Kingdom. Afterwards, I usually check the stock indices of the main world exchanges , such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London and even Greece. While ordinary people are checking the weather forecast to decide whether to take or leave their umbrella at home, we, professional investors , are looking for other signs of bad weather: economic inclement weather. So, we decide whether that day we need to add a raincoat to our investments or whether to leave them with just the pullover for the day.
When you reach your second cup of coffee, you can already get an idea of what the day will be like here in America, because in a globalized world, nothing is more globalized than investments . Next, the procedure is to check the economic calendar to see if there are any hidden surprises. Right now, we're likely reading about the price of commodities such as oil , iron ore , soybeans and gold . If you are an investment enthusiast in Brazil and are not following information about commodities , especially agricultural ones, your breakfast will need another cup of coffee.
In a few more minutes, everyone in the house will be up. The children need to be taken to school, the household shopping list will be delivered to your responsibility and the complaints about the remnants of beard hair in the bathroom sink will continue, but you will have absorbed the information and caffeine necessary to face the day.
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