Archive for the ‘Norway’ Category

Aker's raid on Aker Solutions

Aker’s raid on Aker Solutions

By Kristian Fiskerstrand | Equities, Norway, OSE, Politics

I hope everyone has had a nice Easter, I know I’ve had; recharging my batteries, so to speak, and gotten some sun. But one case in particular has preoccupied me for the past couple of weeks, so I can might as well share some of my thoughts on the matter. The summary of the situation

NOK the new safe haven?

By Kristian Fiskerstrand | FX, Norway

Investors are currently searching for a new safe haven currency as the USDs position is being questioned due to the strain on the US economy and the resulting stimulus packages. At the same time the Swiss Central Bank is getting worried about the export industry and has announced the probability of interventions to weaken CHF.

The fall and decline of USA and the USD

By Kristian Fiskerstrand | FX, Norway, Politics, Rant

It has been quite some time since I’ve written anything in this blog, primarily for two reasons: I’ve been too busy with everything else I really haven’t had that much on my mind that was worth writing about But today I felt different, so here we go with my little rant, hopefully there will be