Dear PGM Capital blog readers, In this weekend 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 August 14, 2017: Palladium at 16.4-year high. Ping-An Insurance reported Block buster earnings and hikes it dividend[…]

Dear PGM Capital blog readers, In this weekend blog edition, we want to discuss with you some great companies that have announced an increase of their dividend with more than 5 percent. DIAGEO PLC: On Thursday, July 27, Diageo Plc, (DGE.L), the maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka reported its operating profit for its[…]

Dear PGM Capital blog readers, In this weekend 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 24, 2017: Royal Dutch Shell reported blockbuster Q2-2017 earning on July 27, 2017 Crude Oil Bounced[…]

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, As can be seen from below chat, the US-Dollar Index, on Friday July 21, sank to its lowest level since June 22, 2016, a fresh 13-month low, after two more Republican defections on Monday, July 17 in the night, doomed the proposed GOP healthcare plan in the Senate. THE US-DOLLAR INDEX: The US-Dollar[…]

Dear PGM Capital Blog readers, On Wednesday, July 12, the Bank of Canada (BOC) announced it’s raising the benchmark lending rate from 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent, which is Its first rate hike in nearly seven years  as can be seen from below chart. The central bank raised its overnight lending rate by a quarter-percentage-point Wednesday,[…]

Dear PGM Capital blog readers, In this weekend 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 3, 2017: Oil getting hammered on growing stockpiles. The Silver flash crash of July 7, 2017.[…]