An Updated Timeline on Expected Interest Rate Cuts Ten months have passed since the Federal Reserve last raised interest rates. The pause in rate hikes follows a 17-month period where the central bank raised interest rates by +5.00%. It was the fastes... May 14, 2024
Rising Manufacturing Orders Signal Future Economic Growth The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) conducts a monthly survey that focuses on the manufacturing industry. The survey asks purchasing and supply managers from over 400 manufacturing companies and ... Mar 14, 2024
Charting AI’s Journey Through Earnings Transcripts You have likely seen headlines and news reports discussing artificial intelligence as a major technological advancement. AI’s potential to transform everyday life has people talking about its use case... Mar 13, 2024
Labor Market Strength: Why Hasn’t the U.S. Unemployment Rate Risen Further? Few economic data points receive as much attention as the unemployment rate, which is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by the total labor force. It serves as a crucial gauge... Feb 14, 2024
Rates vs Reality: Why Higher Interest Rates Haven’t Impacted the Economy Yet The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by more than 5% since March 2022. It’s been the fastest pace of tightening in decades, but data shows the economy has been resilient thus far. The U.S. ec... Jan 2, 2024
Bram Aalbers joins PYGG as Specialist Capital Markets & Syndicated Loans With over 16 years in corporate and investment banking across Amsterdam, London, and Geneva, Bram adds both significant deal experience and dedicated product knowledge to PYGG, in particular on loan c... Oct 30, 2023
The S&P 500’s Concentration Offers a Lesson on Diversification The odds are high that you have read or heard about artificial intelligence or Chat GPT this year. In the stock market, there is a small group of stocks known as the “7 Tech Titans”, which includes le... Oct 15, 2023
Why Interest Rates Could Remain High Heading Into 2024 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 incre... Sep 13, 2023
Exploring Retail Sales Data – A Key Indicator of U.S. Consumer Health 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... Aug 14, 2023
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Navigating the Changing Landscape of Income Generation: Bonds vs. Stocks 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 ... Jul 11, 2023
Comparing the Cost of Renting vs Buying in Today’s Market 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... Jun 14, 2023