Kurt Osterberg

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Krona Surges! I Found Some Inflation In Sweden

Earlier this month, the Riksbank removed the easing bias from their outlook. They had too. Do you remember why? Well, it’s because Sweden’s monetary policy is inextricably tied up with ECB polic...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Morning Call For Thursday, July 13

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU17 +0.08%) this morning are up +0.14% and European stocks are up +0.61%, both at 2-week highs after Fed Chair Yellen signaled yesterday that the Fed ...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Low Volatility Isn’t Limited To US Stocks

The US stock market’s ongoing run of low volatility has inspired a torrent of commentary as the crowd struggles to make sense of the trend. Analysts at JP Morgan, for example, recently wrote that ...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EUR/USD And GBP/USD Forecast – Thursday, July 13

EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair initially tried to reach at the 1.15 level but failed. Janet Yellen’s speech in front of Congress was a little less hawkish than expected, although it certainly seems as if ...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Gold Prices Eye Key Resistance As Day 2 Of Yellen Testimony Looms

Gold prices rose after markets concluded that Fed Chair Janet Yellen adopted a dovish posture in testimony before a House of Representatives panel yesterday. She seemed wary of recently slowing in...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Global Stocks Hit New All Time High After Dovish Yellen, Strong Chinese Trade Data

The hawkish tone and global bond tantrum unleashed by central bankers at the Sintra ECB forum two weeks ago is now a distant memory, and after Janet Yellen surprised markets with an unexpectedly dovis...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Indian Indices Finish The Day At Lifetime Highs

After opening the day on a positive note, Indian share markets continued their uptrend and ended their day on a positive note. Gains were largely seen in the capital goods sector, banking sector ...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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China Money Growth Monitor

The June money supply and credit stats out of China confirmed a couple of important trends that we’ve previously identified. The first is the gradual slowing in M2 growth, albeit the absolute ...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Fed Chairman, Yellen: Additional Gradual Rate Increase Still Possible

The Federal Reserve Chairman, Janet Yellen, said in her testimony in front of the Congress that the current economic path is expected to call for more gradual increments in the Federal Fund rates. The...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Yellen, Employment & Policy Errors

In Janet Yellen’s semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday, she made reference to the ongoing strength of employment as one of the reasons for continuing to “normalize” monetary polic...
On July 13, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg