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Yuan Devaluation Swirls Markets

Yuan devaluated heavily following weak Chinese export data Flight to safety temporarily sends U.S. 10 year bond yield to lowest level since April Gold prices surge to highest in over three weeks Inves...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Income Inequality: Race And Gender Issues

Introduction Here we analyse the evolution of two specific features of gender dependent personal income for three races in U.S. population: white, black and Hispanic. Our analysis includes extensive p...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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USDJPY: Susceptible, Faces Corrective Weakness Risk

USDJPY: Having capped its strength at the 1.2506 level to close marginally higher the past week, further corrective weakness is envisaged. On the upside, resistance resides at the 124.50 level with ...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Will IMF Help Athens Pay Its Debts?

Eurozone finance ministers gave the green light to an 85 billion euro bailout for Greece on Friday, an indication interpreted by some lawmakers as a definite sign that Greece is interested in remainin...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Treasury Yields: A Long-Term Perspective

Let’s have a look at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields. The chart below shows the 10-Year Constant Maturity yield since 1962 along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) and inflation. The r...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Currency Wars Take The Spotlight As Stock Investors Must Gauge Which News Is Relevant

Much ado was made of China’s surprise 3% devaluation of their currency last week. But keep in mind, the yuan is pegged to the dollar, and with the dollar so strong, every major floating currency and...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Dollar Rally – From The Japanese Perspective

The Japanese yen has peaked against the dollar. The dollar in fact elected a yearly bullish reversal at the end of 2014. This is yet another confirmation that we are facing a strong dollar ahead ush...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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How The Wall Street Ponzi Works – The Stock Pumping Swindle Behind Four Retail Zombies

In the nearby column Jim Quinn debunks Wall Street’s latest claim that the American consumer is bounding back. He points out that on an inflation-adjusted basis retail sales are still barely high...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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82% Of Economists Expect September Rate Hike… It’s Not Such A Sure Thing

As we get closer and closer to the month of September, the discussions with regard to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate is coming up more and more. While no one knows exactly when the Fed is g...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Gold Ends Week Above $1110

Gold prices settled at $1115.06 per ounce, gaining nearly 1.9% over the course of the week, as increasing demand for protection against volatility in global equities markets lured some buyers back int...
On August 17, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg