Kurt Osterberg

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Massive Bank Short Position Liquidation Foretells Major Upward Movement In Gold Prices

I received an email from one of my readers on the July 4th holiday. He expressed dismay at the recent gold take-down that occurred at the end of June and on July 3rd. I am sure he is even more distres...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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NZD/USD Risks Further Losses On Softening New Zealand CPI

A marked slowdown in New Zealand’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) may spark a bearish reaction in NZD/USD as it encourages the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) to keep the cash rate at the record-low ...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Big Four Economic Indicators: June Real Retail Sales

Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which is understandably vague about the specific indicators on which they base their decisions. This commi...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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An Investment Lesson From Tennis Legend Roger Federer

Congrats to Roger Federer on his 8th career Wimbledon title and 18th Grand Slam title! The man is simply the best player to ever play the game. At 35 years old, he is aging like fine wine. I remember ...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Watch Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) As Sector Leader Among Uranium Stocks

Yesterday, we said that we identified uranium mining stocks as our number #2 top play for this summer. In this article we showed the URA ETF with a beautiful bottoming pattern. Admittedly, we got...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Toronto Home Prices Sink Most On Record: Did The Bubble Just Burst?

The three-month average home price in the Toronto area is down a record 14.2% following a flood of new listings and an interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada. Sales fell most in eight years. Did Can...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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E Exeria: Interview With Krystian Juchacz, The Project Manager

We had the opportunity to interview Krystian Juchacz, the Project Manager of Exeria. He launched the Exeria Project in 2015, with a mission to help people with busy lives invest effectively and effici...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Russia Collusion Story: A Big “Nothing Burger” Or A Case For Gold?

Gold got a boost Friday on weaker-than-expected inflation and retail sales figures, casting doubt on the Federal Reserve’s ability to continue normalizing interest rates this year. Consumer prices r...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Empire Fed Joining Recent Economic Data Downhill Slide

Today’s Empire Manufacturing report came in (are you ready for this?) below expectations. Shocker, right? This has been the accelerating norm of late, yet we keep hearing some in the mainstream fina...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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When A “Black Swan” Will No Longer Do: China Warns Beware The “Gray Rhino”

Early this morning, we discussed the unexpected tumble in the Chinese small-cap stock index, the ChiNext, will plunge by over 5%… … as a result of growing concerns that a new round of de...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg