Monthly Archive: November 2024

The Systematic Bankrupting of America

2024-11-04

by

2024-11-04

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property...

Read More »

Arbitrary Laws Have “Saved” New Yorkers From “Peanut” the Squirrel

2024-11-04

by

2024-11-04

The internet has blown up in rage at the recent capture and euthanization of a famous TikTok/Instagram Squirrel named “Peanut.” Peanut was rescued over 7 years ago by his owner Mark Longo. Since then, Peanut has become a hit on TikTok and Instagram where he garnered millions of views and support. But the State of New York has declared war on this little critter, as well as his companion, “Fred” the raccoon. Mark Longo described in a TMZ...

Read More »

USD/CHF dips toward 0.8650 as the US Dollar weakens amid lower Treasury yields

2024-11-04

by

2024-11-04

USD/CHF depreciates as the US Dollar loses ground amid lower Treasury yields. The recent poll indicated that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a close contest across seven battleground states. The 10-year Swiss bond yield falls toward 0.38% due to rising expectations of more aggressive rate cuts by the SNB. USD/CHF retraces its recent gains from the previous session, trading around 0.8650 during the European session on Monday. The US...

Read More »

UBS AM Debuts Its First Tokenised Fund, Expanding Blockchain Initiatives

2024-11-04

by

2024-11-04

UBS Asset Management has launched its first tokenised investment fund, the “UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token” (uMINT), built on Ethereum’s blockchain. This token offers investors access to institutional-grade cash management solutions backed by high-quality money market instruments within a conservative, risk-managed framework. The launch is part of UBS’ strategy to use blockchain for better fund issuance and distribution. UBS...

Read More »

To “Save Democracy,” Facebook Bans “Dictator”

2024-11-04

by

2024-11-04

Facebook notified me on Sunday morning that eight years ago, I posted a link to my Washington Times article warning of Dictatorial Democracy regardless of whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump won the 2016 election. The opening sentence set the tone: “The 2016 election campaign is mortifying millions of Americans in part because the presidency has become far more dangerous in recent times.” Facebook always gives users the option to “Share a...

Read More »

Bitcoin weiter unter Druck: Wettmärkte sehen Chancen von Trump geringer werden

2024-11-04

by

2024-11-04

Die älteste und bekannteste Kryptowährung notierte am Sonntag auf der Plattform Bitstamp bei knapp 67'600 US-Dollar. Am Freitag war das Digitalgeld noch bis auf 71'596 Dollar gestiegen, dann aber wieder unter die Marke von 70'000 Dollar gefallen. Im Lauf der vergangenen Woche stand der <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-dollar-kurs" target="_blank"...

Read More »

Gold price edges higher amid US presidential election uncertainty

2024-11-04

by

2024-11-04

Gold price drifts higher in Monday’s early European session.  Safe-haven demand amid US presidential election uncertainties, persistent Middle Eastern tensions, might lift the Gold price.  Traders brace for the US election outcome on Tuesday ahead of the Fed rate decision. The Gold price (XAU/USD) trades in positive territory on Monday. The US presidential election risks and the ongoing Middle East geopolitical tensions are likely to underpin the...

Read More »

Davos entourages will face 10-fold price increase next year

2024-11-03

by

2024-11-03

The WEF meeting overwhelms the little Swiss ski resort every year for one week in January, when local businesses rent out space to corporations who want to set up “store fronts” where they can market their services and host client meetings. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article...

Read More »

Trump vs. Harris: Darum könnte das Krypto-Thema die US-Wahl in den Swing States entscheiden

2024-11-03

by

2024-11-03

• <!--#BNL#topicId#238-->US-Wahl<!--#ENL--> 2024 steht kurz bevor <br> • Trump und Harris liefern sich enges Rennen <br> • Krypto könnte entscheidender Faktor sein <br> <!-- sh_cad_1 --> Die Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten rückt immer näher - <!--#BNL#topicId#98-->Donald Trump<!--#ENL--> und Kamala Harris liefern sich...

Read More »

Krypto-Regulierung: So will die Concordium-Blockchain Eingriffen von Behörden zuvorkommen

2024-11-03

by

2024-11-03

• Regulierungsfreundliche Alternative zu dominierenden Blockchains<br> • Concordium-Blockchain erfüllt Compliance-Anforderungen <br> • Concordium-Coin (CDD) jedoch nur schwach nachgefragt <br> <!-- sh_cad_1 --> Die schon häufig angedrohten Regulierungseingriffe durch staatliche Behörden - wie allen voran der US-Börsenaufsichtsbehörde...

Read More »

Bitcoin, Ether & Co.: Die Performance der Kryptowährungen in KW 44

2024-11-03

by

2024-11-03

So bewegten sich die einzelnen Kryptowährungen in der Kalenderwoche 44:

Read More »

The Presidential Election Cometh

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

Inside This Week's Bull Bear Report One The Greatest Risk-Adjusted Returns...Ever Last week, we discussed the break of the rising wedge pattern. "Unsurprisingly, the market stumbled a bit this past week, breaking the "rising wedge" pattern to the downside. However, the market continues to find buyers at the 20-DMA as portfolio managers are unwilling to …

Read More »

Bitcoinkurs & Co. aktuell: So steht es am Nachmittag um die Kurse der Digitalwährungen

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

Der <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin</a>-Kurs ging um 17:10 um -0,12 Prozent auf 69'424,03 US-Dollar zurück. Damit unterlief <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin</a> den Stand vom Vortag von 69'505,75 US-Dollar.<!-- sh_cad_1 -->Währenddessen verliert der <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-cash-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin Cash</a>-Kurs um...

Read More »

Consumers Upbeat, Bankruptcies and Foreclosures Increase

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

Normal folks rejoiced when the Federal Reserve lowered the only interest rate it controls, Fed Funds, by a surprise 50 basis points. However, since then, the rate on 10-year bonds has increased 70 basis points. Focusing on the positive, Almost Daily Grant’s (ADG) reports “An outbreak of optimism has taken hold across the land, as the Conference Board’s monthly gauge of consumer sentiment painted a pretty picture for the economy and asset prices...

Read More »

Swiss to reduce administrative burden on farms from 2026

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

Farmers will have to wait until 2026 for fewer controls Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

Read More »

November 2024 Monthly

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

We have all experienced how capital markets exaggerate. A few months ago, the focus was on the carry-trade, then the unwind. More recently, it was the euphoria around the numerous measures Beijing announced to support the property and stock markets and the attempt to reduce the risk of the local government debt. And now, as the US election approaches, it has become an important market driver. If the markets were fully rational, we might explain...

Read More »

There’s No Market Process Independent of Competition

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

Many misconceptions about the nature of the free market system stem from an ignorance of who ultimately benefits from the market process. That the significant number of those who would benefit the most from the operations of the market—consumers—tend to also harbor much of the antagonisms against logically necessary features of the market highlights the unfortunate reality that the majority of people have yet to rightly understand how their best...

Read More »

Novartis CEO: ‘Our strategy is bearing fruit’

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan has been CEO of Novartis since February 2018. Keystone / Georgios Kefalas Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

Read More »

Private-Sector Jobs Went Negative in October. Will the Fed Panic Again?

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

According to the most recent report from the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added only 12,000 payroll jobs during October. This was the smallest month-to-month employment gain in nearly four years. Moreover, total private jobs fell in October by 28,000.This is the worst employment report since 2020, and it reflects an overall downward trend in employment growth since 2022. In addition to the drop in private...

Read More »

Government Coverups and Censorship Are the Problem

2024-11-02

by

2024-11-02

“What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer… And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind. It is deprived not only of its capacity to act but also of its capacity to...

Read More »