Helicopter Money and Zero Coupon Perpentual bonds

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, Eight years after the financial crisis, the world’s central banks are trying to boost the global economy as much as ever. Though having arguably prevented financial markets from falling into the abyss in 2008 by lowering interest rates, the central banks are adopting increasingly complex interventions, to which the world economy remains[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Highlight of the Week of October 5, 2015

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 October 5, 2015: The Chinese Yuan, overtook the Japanese Yen as the world fourth most used payment currency. Suncor[…]

Highlights in the week of September 20, 2015

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 September 20, 2015: Russian Central Bank bought one million ounces of Gold in August. Caterpillar announced restructuring plans.[…]

Why the FED didn’t raise interest rate in the USA

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, Investors around the world have been closely watching the USA Central bank’s (The FED) decision on short-term rates, which have been near zero since the financial crisis in a bid to stoke growth and borrowing. That stance has helped propel a six-year-long bull market in stocks and bonds. After keeping the markets[…]

China Reports an Increase in Gold Reserves By 57%

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Friday, July 17, China ended years of speculation about its official gold holdings by revealing an almost 60 percent jump in its reserves since 2009. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, announced on Friday, that its gold reserves have grown by 57% to about 1,658 metric tonnes (53.31[…]

Are Investment Gurus preparing for Hyperinflation

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, In this weekend blog article we want to discuss with you the investment strategies of some world class investment gurus that might indicate that they are preparing themselves for a coming hyperinflation cycle. DEFINITION INVESTMENT GURU: An Investing Guru is someone who is considered an experts in their professional field of trade[…]