Kurt Osterberg

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Dollar Dumped On Doubts On US Economic Agenda

News of the defection of two more Republican Senators doomed the Senate attempt to replace and repeal America’s national health care. The failure to replace the system dubbed Obamacare, des...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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UK Inflation Slips To 2.6% – GBP Plunges – Carney Could Flip Again

Price rises are taking a break in the UK. Maybe the recent hawkishness of the BOE could be unwound. Headline inflation slows down to 2.6% y/y, significantly lower than expected. Month over month, it...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Earnings All Stars With Perfect Charts

Video length: 00:03:26 Only about 250 companies are reporting this week, but many of the biggest names on The Street are among them including technology giants, big health insurers and one element of ...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EC Inflation As Far As The Eye Can See

Many investors pigeon-hole themselves as “inflationists” or “deflationists”, where an inflationist is someone who expects more inflation over the years ahead and a deflationist is someone who ...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Brexit Wary Traders Push Pound Lower

The Pound Sterling came under pressure against the US Dollar as cautious traders exert their influence ahead of the Brexit negotiations. Only last week, the GBP/USD hit a 10-month peak after a dollar ...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Sensex Sheds 300 Points; Cigarette Stocks Plunge

Indian share markets continued to witness selling pressure during the noon session. Losses are largely seen in FMCG stocks, oil & gas stocks and power stocks. While metal stocks and softwar...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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“Retail Is The Titanic”: This Is The Biggest Threat From The Coming Amazon Monopoly

In the latest in-depth overview of the troubles facing the US retail sector, which also serves as a recap of several previous articles posted on Zero Hedge, the FT’s Robin Wigglesworth asks R...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Can EUR/USD Reach 1.1620 After The Break?

EUR/USD took advantage of the dollar’s weakness to make a move to the upside. What’s next? A lot depends on the ECB. Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: EUR/USD: Mess About In Range Before Pu...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Should You Avoid IBM ETFs In Q2 Earnings?

International Business Machines (IBM – Free Report) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results on July 18 after market close. Being the world’s largest computer-services provider, it...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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USD/JPY Daily Analysis – Tuesday, July 18

USD/JPY stays below a descending trend line on its 4-hour chart and remains in downtrend from 114.49. As long as the trend line resistance holds, the downtrend could be expected to continue and next t...
On July 18, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg