Dear PGM Capital Blog readers In accordance with the USA Debt Clock http://www.usdebtclock.org/ the USA has today, February 3rd 2012, a National Debt of approx. 15.3 Trillion USD. Based on its estimated nominal GDP of approx. 14.5 Trillion USD for 2011, the USA currently has a Debt to GDP ratio of over 100%. On top of this the USA has a budgetary deficit of approximately 10% and[…]
Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, Last Friday, January 13th, credit rating agency Standard & Poor, downgraded 7 European countries for which France & Austria lost their AAA credit rating. Moody’s also downgraded the US State of Illinois to A2, the lowest rating of any USA state. We believe that within 6 – 18 months the United Kingdom will[…]
Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, first of all we want to wish you a Happy Holiday and a very prosperous 2012. I think that most of you are happy that the year 2011, which will go into history as one of the most volatile and non-realistic markets dominated by fear, has come to an end.[…]
Dear PGM CAPITAL Blog readers, We are living in exceptional times and are now experiencing the fall of the once so mighty Western Nations (United States of America, Europe & Japan). Previously the shift of Economic Power caused a big war or was the consequence of big war. Nothing has changed. Currently the fall of the West[…]
Dear PGM CAPITAL Blog readers, In March 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies and admitted to turning his wealth management business into a massive Ponzi scheme, which he started in early 1990, which defrauded thousands of investors of billions of dollars. On June 29, 2009, he was sentenced to 150 years in prison, the maximum allowed. The main reason why Madoff managed to[…]
Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, Since July 22nd of this year we have seen the major global markets based on fear of a default of Greece in a tailspin. As can be seen in below charts, in the first instance Investors run to precious metals like gold, sending the price of Gold to an all time high of US$ 1,920.00 an oz, but[…]
Dear PGM Blog readers, Today, August 18th 2011, Gold appreciated with USD 35.90 or 2.01 % to close at an all time High of USD 1,824.90 an ounce in New York as can be seen from below chart. The Word Gold Council, has stated in its report “Gold Demand Trends” that the demand for gold[…]
Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Friday evening August 5th 2011, Standard & Poor downgraded the USA credit rating from AAA to AA+. On Sunday August 7th 2011, during “MSNBC” program. “Meet the press”, former USA Fed Chairman, Dr. Alan Greenspan, was asked on his opinion about the downgrade of the USA debt. MSNBC Reporter:[…]
Dear PGM Blog readers, On Friday, August 5th 2011, Credit rating agency S&P had the guts to downgrade the USA sovereign debt from AAA to AA+ with a negative outlook for the USA for the coming 15 months. August 5th 2011, will go into history as the day that a “credible” rating agency has acknowledge[…]
Dear PGM Capital, Blog readers, Today Wednesday July 27th 2011, the Australian Dollar closed at an all time high of, USD 1,1026 for AUD 1.00. In the last 5 years the Australian Dollar has appreciated with more than 25% against the USD as can be seen from below chart, this makes the Australian Dollar together[…]