Blog

Why Interest Rates Could Remain High Heading Into 2024

Why Interest Rates Could Remain High Heading Into 2024 150 150 PYGG

The current economic environment is drawing comparisons to the 1970s. In the early 1970s, oil prices surged following OPEC’s oil embargo, and U.S. fiscal deficits expanded as government spending increased. Today, oil prices are elevated due to supply concerns, and…

read more

Exploring Retail Sales Data – A Key Indicator of U.S. Consumer Health

Exploring Retail Sales Data – A Key Indicator of U.S. Consumer Health 150 150 PYGG

The U.S. consumer plays an important role in the economy, accounting for almost two-thirds of U.S. GDP. For this reason, investors and economists pay close attention to the consumer’s financial health and activity. One consumer metric that investors track is…

read more

Subscription period TerraMobile Corporate Bonds 2023-2029 7.5% extended

Subscription period TerraMobile Corporate Bonds 2023-2029 7.5% extended 150 150 PYGG

For immediate release Willemstad, Curaçao – July 19, 2023 – The subscription period for TerraMobile Corporate Bonds 2023-2029 7.5% has been extended until further notice. “Talks are ongoing with early-stage (equity) investors, but we see no reason to close this…

read more

Navigating the Changing Landscape of Income Generation: Bonds vs. Stocks

Navigating the Changing Landscape of Income Generation: Bonds vs. Stocks 150 150 PYGG

Investors can earn income in one of two primary ways – dividends paid on stocks or interest paid on bonds. While both generate income, stocks and bonds have remarkably different risk profiles. Stocks tend to be more volatile than bonds…

read more

Comparing the Cost of Renting vs Buying in Today’s Market

Comparing the Cost of Renting vs Buying in Today’s Market 150 150 PYGG

Rent vs buy – it’s a big question with big financial implications. Do you make a down payment, take out a mortgage, and build equity? Or do you rent, give yourself more financial flexibility, but miss out on the opportunity…

read more

Rectification article bond issue TerraMobile

Rectification article bond issue TerraMobile 150 150 PYGG

Willemstad, Curaçao – May 28, 2023 – Saturday, May 27, 2023, an article appeared in the local newspaper ‘Amigoe’ about a new bond issue via the Curaçao stock exchange, the Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange (DCSX). These are corporate bonds of…

read more

Offering of 5.5% Curaçao Heritage Fund Bonds 2023-2028

Offering of 5.5% Curaçao Heritage Fund Bonds 2023-2028 150 150 PYGG

PYGG is pleased to announce its role as joint book runner and authorized broker for the placement of ANG 16,500,000 of bonds issued by the the Curaçao Heritage Fund. Key terms of the the bonds can summarized as follows: Please…

read more

Q1 2023 Earnings Season Recap & Management Commentary

Q1 2023 Earnings Season Recap & Management Commentary 540 147 PYGG

More than 90% of S&P 500 companies have reported Q1 2023 earnings, with results exceeding expectations. Figure 1 shows 78% of S&P 500 companies reported Q1 earnings that surpassed their estimates, up from 68% in Q4 2022 and above the…

read more

Alternative Data – Fewer Shipping Containers Arriving at U.S. Ports

Alternative Data – Fewer Shipping Containers Arriving at U.S. Ports 150 150 PYGG

This month’s chart explores an alternative dataset, the number of shipping containers coming into U.S. ports. Alternative datasets like this are often used by institutional investors, such as hedge funds, to identify patterns and trends that may not be visible…

read more

A Simple Explanation of Recent Bank Failures

A Simple Explanation of Recent Bank Failures 150 150 PYGG

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…

read more
Local Time
PGFL-CW-CC14  $100CORDG-UK  £0.05AURE-PA  $1,000SDEC  $1,000JMYS 349  $6.10 +2.20 (56.41%)ZGKY  $0.57WSYS  $0.51UPXS  $0.10MDSF-V9  $1,000YSAF-V9  $1,000CDSE  $0.40PHAG  SFr.250UMSC  $0.73BDCB-CW  100%GBIF  $1,000FIDII-PA  $1JGIF-A  $2,000ZGHGF-KY  $10RGIF  $1,000CASN  $0.43SHAI  $1HFFL-A  $1,000 HFFL-B  $1,000HFFL-C  $1,000SOMS-A1  100%SOMS-A2  100%SOMS-B1  100%SOMS-B2  100%LMNV  $1CMRH  $2.50CNYT  $3.85CWIN  $1JGIF-B  $2,000TRUE  $1.50MLCO  $0.84 +0.04 (5.01%)FGNV  $320,000WLNV  $12,000RXIF  $1,000KIFL  $1,000CRLC  $26,067.18BEAR  $0.75PVIF-CW  $0.01KSTE  $0.80AIRF-VG-A  $1,000AIRF-VG-B  $1,000AIRF-VG-C  $1,000AIRF-VG-D  $1,000AIRF-VG-E  $1,000AIRF-VG-F  $1,000AIRF-VG-G  $1,000AIRF-VG-H  $1,000AIRF-VG-I  $1,000AIRF-VG-J  $1,000TFFL-A  $2,000SSIF-LA-A  $2,000SSIF-AR-B  $2,000SSIF-AR-A  $2,000SSIF-LA-B  $2,000ICWF  $1,000BLFF  $0.01CHFU-CW  100%HLWF  $10,000LIFL  $1,000 +1,000 (INF%)LATAM-B  $1,000 +1,000 (INF%)PAMP  $0