The Story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf

  Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition, we want to see if there are similarities between the story of the boy who Cried Wolf and the the talk of  the USA FED, who is telling us that they are going to raise rates. THE FABLE: The story dates from Classical times, but, since it was[…]

The US Jobs Report of September 2, 2016.

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[…]

Welcome to the Negative Interest Rate World

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[…]

Gurus are bearish on the S&P-500

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[…]

Why Investing in Potassium & Lithium can be Lucrative

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog edition, we want to elaborate on the increasing usage of Potassium and Lithium in our modern society and the best way to invest in them. POTASIUM: Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K, with atom number 19, and is an alkali metal used mainly in the fertiliser industry. The principal[…]

Highlights of the week of July 25, 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 July 25, 2016: Diageo reported full-year financial results on Thursday, July 28, 2016. USA Q2-2016 GDP[…]