Browsing All Posts By Kurt Osterberg
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Jackson Hole 2017 – Draghi And Yellen Refrain From Addressing Monetary Policy
The much anticipated Jackson Hole Symposium that began on Thursday last week ended without a bang. While investors were hopeful that the central bankers would address monetary policy, it was indeed th... -
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Rice Futures Hit 22-Month High As Uncle Ben Says ‘I Told You So’
Ok, so here’s another one of these “what hath Harvey wrought” fun factoids. There are going to be a lot of these in the days ahead. Yesterday we noted that RV stocks are on the move (get it?) ... -
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Sugar Is The New Tobacco: Coca Cola Faces Headwinds
Over the past century, buying and holding dividend growth stocks has been one of the most reliable ways to build wealth. But it’s important to be nimble with your investments, to question old assump... -
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EUR/USD > 1.20 – A Big Breakout – Levels To Watch
It finally happens. After rising very gradually towards the very ground level, the world’s most popular currency pair made a decisive breakout and reached a new high of 1.2020. Update: the pair exte... -
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Skepticism Of Experts And The End Of Libor
For decades, the public generally placed its trust in technocrats, the people perceived to be skillful and knowledgeable managers of economically and politically important institutions (including bank... -
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ECB Rains & Summer Heat/Dryness Hurt Corn – Bean Pods Weak
Market Analysis Farm Journal’s Midwest Crop Tour results suggest this year’s US corn crop is highly variable because of 2017’s WCB dryness during the growing season & heavy rains prompting d... -
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Dallas Fed Manufacturing Outlook: Continued Expansion In August
This morning the Dallas Fed released its Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (TMOS) for August. The latest general business activity index came in at 17.0, up from 16.8 in July. Here is an excerpt fr... -
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USD/JPY Pressured On North Korea Missile Firing Over Japan
North Korea did it again: the rogue nation fired a missile over Japan’s northern island Hokkaido. While the projectile did not hit Japan’s territory, it certainly scared Japan, South Korea and als... -
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Interest Rates And Gremlins
Everyone is familiar with the term “interest rate”, but most people don’t understand what the term means. Unless you understand what the term means, you won’t fully understand why the central ... -
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Earn Profits And Yields From This Megatrend
I’m a long-term investor. Like Warren Buffett, I’d love to hold a stock forever. Even if that’s not likely, I do expect to keep a stock in my portfolio for five years minimum – preferably 10. ...
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