Browsing All Posts By Kurt Osterberg
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Don’t Abandon The Dollar: Here Is Why – BNPP
The US dollar seems to be on the back foot following a cautious FOMC statement and poor data. BNP Paribas says dollar bulls can keep the faith: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: The FOMC’s... -
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Inovio Rises As CEO Says Zika Vaccine Could Enter Human Testing This Year
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) shares are rising again this morning as the Zika virus continues to gain attention and its CEO says the company is “ahead of the pack” in developing a vaccine ... -
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February 2016 Stock Considerations
With the final trading day of January upon us, it’s time once again, to outline my potential stock buys for the upcoming month. The point of these posts is to help take some of the guesswork out of ... -
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Dow & The Immediate View
The Dow needs a closing above 16350 to stabilize for now temporarily. Otherwise, we are not out of the woods here until we pass March. To suggest that the major low has been made, the Dow would need ... -
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Bank Of Japan Surprises Analysts
In a move which appears to have caught most financial analysts by surprise, the Bank of Japan has moved its interest rate into negative territory, to the tune of minus 0.1%. This means that banks depo... -
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EC Reading & Misreading The Fed’s Role In The Great Recession
A New York Times op-ed piece from earlier this week has reignited discussion about housing and the Federal Reserve as factors in the 2008-2009 Great Recession. Minds will differ on exactly how much ... -
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Global Stocks, Bonds Jump On BOJ NIRP Stunner; Rally Fizzles After Crude Fades Gains
It is safe to say that nobody expected the BOJ stunner announced last night, when Kuroda announced that Japan would become the latest country to unleash negative interest rates, for one simple reason:... -
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Kuroda Surprises, Introduces Negative Rates In Japan, Sinks Yen
The Bank of Japan surprised the market. It did not expand its asset purchase plan, which was the main focus of many market participants, including ourselves. Instead, following a rash of disappoi... -
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A Thai Canal To Be Part Of China’s Silk Road
It was an idea that first emerged in the 17th century; but it may take 21st century technology to turn it into reality. The idea is to build a canal across the less-than-30 mile Kra Isthmus in Thail... -
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BOJ Adopts Negative Interest Rate; Yen Tumbles
The Bank of Japan introduced a negative interest rate policy in order to achieve a price stability target of 2 percent at the earliest possible time. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held Friday the pol...
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