Disappointing May 2016 USA Job Report

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[…]

Are Gurus betting on a coming Storm?

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[…]

Has a new upcycle begun for Precious metals?

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, For investors, the last 12-months and in particular this year has been one gigantic roller coaster ride. We began the year 2016, with the worst two-week start in recorded history for the U.S. Indexes, after the first 10 trading sessions, all three major U.S. indexes were showing losses of between[…]

Highlights of the Week of April 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 April 25, 2016: China’s central bank guided the yuan higher at the sharpest pace since 2005.[…]

Oil Rigs count to 6-year low is time to invest in Oil?

  Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Friday, April 22, in its weekly release, Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughe (NYSE: BHI) reported another record fall in the U.S. rig count (number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the country) from the previous week. As can be seen from below chart, the USA[…]

Under the hood of the USA March 2016 Jobs Report

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[…]

The Swiss Referendum on Fractional Reserve Banking

Dear PGM Capital blog readers, On Thursday, December 24, 2015, the Swiss Federal Government informed the media, that it had received enough signatures and would hold a referendum as part of the so-called “Vollgeld”, or Full Money Initiative, also known as the Campaign for Monetary Reform, which seeks to ban commercial banks from creating money, and[…]

Why Investing in Australia can be Lucrative

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend’s blog article, we want to discuss with you why investing in Australia can be lucrative and the best way to do it. ABOUT AUSTRALIA: Australia is a developed country with an estimated nominal GDP of 1.137 trillion US-Dollar for which it ranks as the world’s 12th-largest economy. Additional Economic facts[…]

The ECB Bazooka of Thursday, March 10, 2016

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Thursday, March 10, 2016, the European Central Bank (ECB) during its monetary policy meeting took the following monetary policy decisions: The interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be decreased by 5 basis points to 0.00%, starting from the operation to be settled on March[…]

The Gold-to-Oil & Gold-to-Silver Ratio at all Time High.

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend blog article, we want to discuss with you the Gold-to-Oil Ratio and the Gold-to-Silver ratio which currently are at an all-time-high might be predicting. GOLD-TO-OIL RATIO: On Friday, March 04, Gold closed on US$ US$ 1,259.10 an ounce and WTI crude at US$ 36.33 a barrel, which consequently brought[…]