The week of April 29, 2013 in Review

Dear PGM Capital Blog reader, During this weekend blog edition we want to elaborate on the following events that happened in the capital markets, world economy and the world of money: The changes in USA GDP measurements. The ECB interest rate was cut to a record low on Thursday May 2nd 2013 DOW-30 and DAX-30 to[…]

The Cyprus Bailout Tax

Dear PGM-Capital, blog readers, The big news over the weekend was the Cyprus Banks having to be bailed out by the ECB. The Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus,  a former British colony, is divided into a Greek and Turkish part. On May 1st 2004, the southern part, the Republic of Cyprus, became a member of the[…]

Moody’s downgrades UK’s government bond rating to Aa1 from Aaa

  Dear PGM-Capital, blog readers, On Friday, February 22nd 2013, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the domestic- and foreign-currency government bond ratings of the United Kingdom by one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, with a stable outlook Moody’s motivates the downgrade on the following facts: The continuing weakness in the UK’s medium-term growth outlook, with a period[…]

Review of 2012 and Outlook for 2013

Dear PGM-Capital, blog readers. Today, January 2nd 2013, we would like to look back at 2012, and try to do some predictions for the year 2013. The year 2012, similar to 2011, will go into history as a year during which mainly the West media did their utmost to talk down the Euro, China, and[…]

Who will win the current Currency War?

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, This weekend, we want to talk with you about the Currency War that is currently taking place. Currency war definition: Currency War, also known as competitive devaluation, is a condition in international affairs where countries compete against each other to achieve a relatively low exchange rate for their own currency, in order to support their export.[…]

Is the American Dream in Jeopardy?

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, As predicted by our research team USA president Barack Obama won a second term in the White House in yesterday’s USA presidential elections by defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney, hereby making history as the first US president to survive a dragging economy and stifling unemployment, that already haunted him during his first term and[…]

Are Prepared for the USA Fiscal Cliff

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, This weekend I would like to use the opportunity to talk with you about the USA-fiscal cliff and coming debt ceiling. During a speech before the House financial Service committee at the end of February 2012, the USA Fed chairman Mr. Ben Bernanke, was the first person to use the term “fiscal cliff”. Full story: The[…]

Market Update

Today the US Job numbers dominated the market and its direction. The European markets closed solidly higher after the positive jobs report, but most commodities were beaten down all day. The US markets opened high in the beginning but closed near zero or negative in the end, because some index heavyweights pulled the index down.[…]

Market Update

Dear Blog followers, After a busy year of transition and reorganization we want to relaunch our Market Update articles and will start today! We have seen the European Markets go sideways after Mario Draghi announced that it will continue to keep interest rates at very low levels and that they stand ready to buy Spanish[…]

Updated Investment Seminar for the months of October-November 2012

  Dear PGM Capital, Blog readers, In our effort to provide you with the best information for you to excel and protect your assets in a world heading for depression, we are very pleased to inform you that our sister company “PGM Academy” is organizing an Investment Seminar in Curacao, scheduled to start on Wednesday October[…]