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Goldman Says ECB Move Bullish For U.S. Stocks

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Mark Melin
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ECB stimulus should be supportive of low U.S. interest rates and stocks, but watch for European issues to outshine

The European Central Bank’s €1.1 trillion quantitative easing program, announced this week, will cause “displacement” and motivate fund managers to focus on asset reallocation, a report from Goldman Sachs today reveals.

In its weekly Kickstart strategy report, Goldman predicted there would be more moves on the horizon. Among the moves the Euro will further weaken by 20 percent basis the U.S. dollar, the report projected, while both European and U.S. credit spreads will further tighten.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.