Highlights of the Week of March 16, 2015

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition we want to discuss some of the most important events that happened in the global capital markets, the world economy and the world of money in the week of March 16, 2015: China’s Stocks on 7-year High. EU losing patience with Greece. CHINA’S STOCKS ON 7-YEAR HIGH:[…]

Highlights of the Week of March 9, 2015

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition we want to discuss some of the most important events that happened in the global capital markets, the world economy and the world of money in the week of March 9, 2015: The rising Dollar and importing deflation in the USA. US-Markets drop for third week in[…]

Highlights of the week of March 2, 2015

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition we want to discuss some of the most important events that happened in the global capital markets, the world economy and the world of money in the week of March 2, 2015: Apple to join the DOW Jones Industrial on March 18, 2015. US Jobs report of[…]

Highlights of the Month of February 2015

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition we want to discuss some of the most important events that happened in the global capital markets, the world economy and the world of money in the month February, 2015: Earnings report of BHP Billiton and RIO Tinto Oil prices rebound in February 2015. USA Q4-2014 GDP[…]

Highlights of the Week of February 16, 2015

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition we want to discuss some of the most important events that happened in the global capital markets, the world economy and the world of money in the week of February 16, 2015: Nestlé Full Year 2014 results. The Greek debt crisis. NESTLÉ GLOBAL FULL YEAR 2014 RESULTS:[…]

Investing & the Investor versus Trading & the Trader

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition we want to discuss with you the differences and similarities between Trading versus Investing and an Investor versus a Trader. INVESTORS & INVESTING: Investing and trading are two very different methods of attempting to profit in the financial markets. The goal of investing is to gradually build[…]

Highlights of the week of February 2, 2015

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition we want to discuss some of the most important events that happened in the global capital markets, the world economy and the world of money in the week of February 2, 2015: Oil post best week since 1998. Teva Pharmaceutical Q4-2014, Net Income increased with 78%. USA[…]

As goes January 2015, so goes 2015?

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition, we want to discuss some of the most important events that happened in the global capital markets, the world economy and the world of money in the week of January 26 and the month of January 2015. And we will try to find an answer to the[…]

The ECB Bazooka of January 22nd, 2015

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Thursday, January 22nd, the “European Central Bank“ (ECB) ‘took out the bazooka’ with bigger than expected QE stimulus package. The ECB chairman, Mr. Draghi, said the ECB would buy a total of €60 billion a month in assets including government bonds, debt securities issued by European institutions and private-sector bonds. The purchases[…]

The Swiss Bazooka of January 15, 2014

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Thursday, January 15, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) roiled markets worldwide with its unexpected decision to abandon the Swiss franc’s cap against the Euro. The news of the repeal of the minimum Euro exchange rate against the Swiss franc hit the financial markets like a bomb. As can be seen from below chart,[…]