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A Simple Explanation of Recent Bank Failures 150 150 PYGG

A Simple Explanation of Recent Bank Failures

The banking industry is experiencing a crisis of confidence as checking deposits are withdrawn after businesses and individuals flooded banks with new deposits during the pandemic. Figure 1 shows deposits at commercial banks rose from $13.2 trillion at the end…

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Strong Consumer Spending Boosts U.S. Economic Growth 150 150 PYGG

Strong Consumer Spending Boosts U.S. Economic Growth

The U.S. consumer powered strong economic growth during the past two years, supported by wage growth, multiple rounds of fiscal stimulus checks, and access to cheap credit. It was initially spending on goods that lifted the U.S. economy out of…

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Are non-US stocks finally ready to shine? 150 150 PYGG

Are non-US stocks finally ready to shine?

Over the past decade, U.S. investors benefitted significantly by investing at home rather than abroad, as U.S. stocks significantly outperformedtheir international counterparts. As illustrated in Figure 1, an initial investment of $1,000 in the S&P 500 at the end of…

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Home Prices Decline as Rising Mortgage Rates Pressure Demand 150 150 PYGG

Home Prices Decline as Rising Mortgage Rates Pressure Demand

The U.S. housing market is experiencing a significant slowdown after two years of rapid growth. The chart below shows U.S. home prices declined -3.3% during the three months from June through September this year, the biggest 3-month decline since the…

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Recent Stock Market Volatility 150 150 PYGG

Recent Stock Market Volatility

Stock market volatility is rising this year after a relatively calm 2021. Financial markets are experiencing bigger moves up and down as investors navigate a long list of events, including Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, heightened geopolitical risk, and 40-year…

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Wage Inflation Puts Additional Pressure on the Federal Reserve 150 150 PYGG

Wage Inflation Puts Additional Pressure on the Federal Reserve

Inflation remains a closely watched topic in financial markets. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased +6.6% year-over-year during September. It was the fastest annual pace since August 1982 and signals inflation’s persistence. Early inflation pressures were…

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Consumers Turn to Credit Cards as Inflation Hurts 150 150 PYGG

Consumers Turn to Credit Cards as Inflation Hurts

This month’s charts examine the trend of increasing consumer credit usage. Figure 1 charts the amount of outstanding revolving consumer credit, and Figure 2 charts the year-over-year percentage growth of revolving credit. Revolving credit, such as a credit card, allows…

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PYGG Launches Virtual Asset Investment Funds 150 150 PYGG

PYGG Launches Virtual Asset Investment Funds

Willemstad, Curaçao – August 1, 2022 – PYGG Securities Co. B.V. (“PYGG”) announces the launch of its virtual asset investment funds that operate exclusively on the Ethereum blockchain. The funds offer investors access to virtual assets (a.k.a. cryptocurrencies), real-time performance…

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Declining labor productivity & rising labor costs 150 150 PYGG

Declining labor productivity & rising labor costs

This month’s chart looks at a trend not seen in decades – declining labor productivity and rising labor costs. Figure 1 shows labor productivity, which is measured as economic output per hour worked, declined -2.5% year-over-year during the second quarter.…

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PYGG breidt activiteiten verder uit met Wealth Management 150 150 PYGG

PYGG breidt activiteiten verder uit met Wealth Management

PERSBERICHT Willemstad, Curaçao, 9 augustus 2022 – PYGG Capital Partners (“PYGG”) breidt haar activiteiten verder uit met beleggingsadvies, vermogensbeheer en dienstverlening op het gebied van virtuele activa. Voortbouwend op het bestaande businessmodel en ingegeven door vraag vanuit de markt, opende…

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