Highlights of the Week of; August 26 2013

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 August 26th, 2013.: Brazil, India and Indonesia, increased their key rates in order to sustain their respective currencies.[…]

Highlights of the week of; August 19, 2013

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 August 19th, 2013.: FOMC minutes released on Wednesday August 21st, 2013. Reserves of Emerging markets ex-China down US$[…]

CNOOC H1-2013 profit rises after Nexen buy

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On August 20, 2013, CNOOC Ltd,  (SEHK: 00883 or NYSE: CEO) reported its H1-2013 financial results. About the Company: CNOOC Limited, is a Hong Kong based company, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. The company is an investment holding company,[…]

What’s next for the Global Capital Markets?

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition we will discuss the outlook for the global capital markets, now that stock markets in the West are at an all-time high. Will the rally continue, or will the market go side-ways, is there a crash on the horizon, or……….. Introduction: In order to understand the process[…]

Why Investing in Silver?

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition, we want to elaborate on silver and the best way to invest in it. Introduction: Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag, its atomic number is 47. Its symbol comes from the Latin word “Argentum”, from the Indo-European root arg- for “grey” or[…]

The coming Global Food Crisis

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition, we want to elaborate on the coming food crisis, what securities to invest in, in order to hedge against it. There is reason to believe that we are now entering a time when there will not be nearly enough food for everyone in the world and that food[…]

The Week of July 1 2013, in Review

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 July 1st 2013.: Yield Portuguese 10-year note soared above 8 percent on July 3rd 2013. Gold price stabilizing and[…]

Brazil Bovespa Tumbles to a 4-year Low

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, the Brazilian BOVESPA-5o, Index, tumbled 2000.64 point or 4.24% to close at a 4-year low of 45,228.95 points, after weak industrial output data darkened the outlook for Latin America’s largest economy, as can be seen from below chart. Highlights: Shares of mining firm Vale SA, (NYSE: VALE) led losses, sinking 4.3[…]

Review of June, Second Quarter and First Half of 2013

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, Friday June 28. 2013. was the last trading day for the month of June and marked the end of the second quarter and first half of 2013. In this blog edition we we’ll review the most important events of last week, the month of June and second quarter 2013 and will provide[…]

The week of June 17 2013 in Review -Global Markets Rout-

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend blog edition, we want to discuss with you 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 June 17th 2013.: June 16-18, 2013, FOMC Meeting-Conclusion Global Market Rout. Rising Bond yield:[…]