Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition, we want to discuss with you the USA September jobs report, which came out on Friday, September 2, 2016. On Friday September 2, at 8:30 am EST, the USA Bureau of statistics (BLS), reported that the U.S. economy hired 151,000 non-farm workers in August, disappointing analyst expectations of 180,000[…]
Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend blog article we want to elaborate on the fact that the value of negative-yielding bonds – both government and corporate – swelled to US$13.4 trillion this week as negative interest rates and central bank bond buying ripple through the debt market. INTRODUCTION: In market economies, money is the measure[…]
Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Monday, August 15, regulatory filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed that in the second quarter of 2016, billionaire investor George Soros and Carl Ichan have increased their bearish bet against the USA Stock Market. GEORGE SOROS: Billionaire investor George Soros, who rose to fame and fortune by betting against[…]
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 11, 2016: China Q2-2016 Economic Growth beats estimates. Japan preparing for Helicopter Money. CHINA Q2-2016[…]
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 June 16, 2016: Germany’s 10-year sovereign bond yield turn negative for the first time. The USA[…]
Dear PGM Capital blog readers, On Friday, June 3, 2016, the USA Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the country’s economy only added 38,000 nonfarm payrolls jobs in May, well below the 160,000 gain anticipated by analysts. The increase was the smallest registered since early 2010, when the US economy was losing jobs. On top[…]
Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, Billionaire investor George Soros and his former partner Stanley Druckenmiller, who made a fortune betting against the British pound in 1992, disclosed on Monday, May 16, big bet on gold during the first quarter of this year this according to their regulatory filings. GEORGE SOROS: During the first quarter the[…]
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 April 25, 2016: China’s central bank guided the yuan higher at the sharpest pace since 2005.[…]
Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Wednesday, April 13th, Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), the largest U.S. coal miner, filed for bankruptcy, marking the end of an era for big publicly traded companies that have fueled American industry for more than a century. Peabody was the last major U.S. coal miner still standing. Arch Coal, Alpha Natural Resources,[…]
Dear PGM Capital blog readers, On Friday, April 1, 2016, the USA Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the country’s economy added 215,000 nonfarm payrolls in March, beating market expectations. The private sector hired 195,000 workers. But wages grew a mere 2.3% compared to a year ago. It’s especially disappointing because the economy has added[…]