Kurt Osterberg

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USD/CAD Falls To New 10-Month Lows As Oil Climbs, Canadians Back From The Holiday

The Canadian dollar resumes its rally. After it withstood the recovery of the US dollar, the loonie makes a new move to the upside. USD/CAD reached a new low of 1.2914, the lowest since September 2016...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Five Reasons To Love REITs

Written by Peter Churchouse, Stansberry Churchouse In my opinion, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are one of the most underappreciated asset classes out there. They were created back in 1960 in...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Inter Pipeline: 6.4% Yield From This Monthly Dividend Payer With 14 Years Of Rising Dividends

The energy industry is well-known for housing exceptional dividend stocks. However, when we think of dividend energy stocks, the heavyweights – Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Royal Dutch She...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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AUD/NZD Golden Ratio Supports The Pair

As markets reacted negatively to the RBA statement this month, the AUD may be experiencing temporary weakness. Data on the AIG Manufacturing Index and commodity prices were positive to the AUD earlier...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Can U.S. Auto Sales Recover In The Second Half Of 2017?

U.S. auto sales declined for the fourth successive month in June, coming in below most analysts’ estimates. Substantial discounts and easier loans failed to entice a greater number of consumers....
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Three Things Your Neighbor Doesn’t Know About Gold

It is estimated that 97% of the general population does not own any physical gold or silver, an outstanding and shocking fact. Why? Because most people simply don’t understand the shiny stuff. Durin...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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UK Household Savings At All Time Low

Traditionally, people have always been encouraged to “save for a rainy day”, building up a financial reserve which can be used for a wide variety of reasons from covering emergency household goods...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Emerging Market Debt Growth – What’s Up?

It’s Started: Inflows To “Structural Deflation” — Outflows From “Cyclical Inflation” Despite the recent dollar strength (if not so much in the past quarter), doll...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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New Data On Wealth Mobility And Their Impact On Models Of Inequality

from the Cleveland Fed — this post authored by Daniel R. Carroll and Nick Hoffman Using data on families’ wealth over time, we calculate changes in relative wealth mobility; that is, how li...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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What Happens When The Nasdaq 100 Lags?

Over the past month, the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) is down 3.7% while the S&P 500 (SPY) is up 0.01%. Is this a good, a bad thing, or a “nothing burger” for markets? Let’s take a look at the data ...
On July 4, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg