Payden & Rygel: Point Of View Archive
Pooint of View


Payden & Rygel's signature quarterly publication featuring articles with the firm’s perspective on issues affecting global financial markets. Articles cover current market-related events and provide an analysis of the global economic landscape.


Fourth Quarter 2011
  • The European Central Bank versus the Federal Reserve
  • Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
  • Innovation: Why Our Best Days are Ahead, Not Behind
  • Sports, Statistics and What it Means for our Understanding of the World/li>
Third Quarter 2011
  • Robots: The Rise of Machines and the Economy
  • The Importance of Failure
  • The World of Oil
  • The Convergence of Stocks and Bonds: High Dividend Stocks as a Source of Income
Second Quarter 2011
  • Reports of the US Dollar's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated/li>
  • What You Should Know About Inflation
  • Global Gastronomy: The World's Food System
  • The Importance of Business in Developing Economies
First Quarter 2011
  • Bubble wrap: From tulips to treasuries? are low treasury yields the sign of a bubble?
  • My life in the bazaar: A look into the wonderful world of municipal bonds.
  • The price isnt right: What is stopping the “invisible hand” in water markets?
  • A fresh look at the world economy: Integration not competition: is China’s economic ascension happening at the expense of the rest of the world?
Fourth Quarter 2010
  • Hedge Funds: The Changing Landscape
  • Connected World
  • Liquidity When You Need It Most
  • Education and Employment: Another Reason Your Kids Should Stay in School
Third Quarter 2010
  • Can We Compare the States in the US With Sovereign Nations?
  • Gold: Myth Vs Reality
  • The Euro: A Good Buy or Good-Bye?
  • Lessons from Japan: What Does the Japanese Experience Tell Us About Our Future?
Second Quarter 2010
  • A Two Speed Global Recovery: Emerging Markets vs. The Industrialized World
  • Hindsight is 20/20: Quotes From The Experts
  • How Are Municipalities Dealing With Promises They Can't Afford?
  • Global Central Banks Take First Steps Toward In this Issue » Reversing Easy Policy
January 2010
  • Searching for Stable Income in 2010: Don't Overlook High Yield
  • A Tale of Two Europes
  • Is the US Dollar in Permanent Decline?
  • The World in 2050
October 2009
  • Global Equity: A World of Opportunity
  • Potholes on the Road to Recovery
  • Inflation Hedging Strategies: A Look at Global Inflation Linked Bonds
  • Financial Quiz: Test Your Knowledge
July 2009
  • Emerging Markets and Economic Recession – Last In – First Out?
  • Searching for Value in Global Credit Markets
  • Regulatory Overhaul in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
  • The Evolution of the Global Auto Industry
April 2009
  • The Global Economy: Searching for Light At the End of the Tunnel
  • Too Big To Fail: The Credit Crisis, State and Local Governments and the Municipal Bond Market
  • Why the Euro Will Persevere
  • Painful Painkillers - A Look at the Rising Cost of Healthcare
January 2009
  • Ginnie Mae: All Mortgages Are Not Created Equal
  • Emerging-Market Debt - Time to Diversify?
  • Policymakers Have Plenty of Ammunition Left
  • Global Economics Trivia
November 2008
  • Witness To History: 25 Years of Payden & Rygel and the Evolution of the Global Financial Markets
  • The First Steps Toward Crisis Resolution
  • Swimming the English Channel and the Art of Investment Management
  • A Contrarian View: The Credit Crisis as an Opportunity
July 2008
  • Going for Gold: China and the Olympics
  • Global Inflation Fears: Avoiding Past Mistakes
  • Profiling the European Consumer: Differences between East and West
  • Sitting on a Mountain of Cash: Corporate Liquidity and the US Economy
April 2008
  • Two Sides of the Same Coin: Winners and Losers from the Dollar’s Decline
  • Food Prices On the Rise: From the Trading Pits to the Supermarket
  • The Silver Tsunami: The Retirement of the Baby Boom Generation
  • Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Working Our Way Out of the US Subprime Crisis
January 2008
  • The Failure of the Ratings Agencies: Are There Market-Based Alternatives?
  • Commodity Prices: Bubble or Long-Term Bull Market?
  • US Subprime: Europe's Problem Too
  • Socially-Conscious Investing: Is it Possible to be Ethical and Profitable?