Monthly Archive: May 2025

Swiss economic growth accelerated in Q1 2025

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Economic growth accelerates in Switzerland in early 2025 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Congress Should Abolish the Fed for Failing to Achieve Its Mandates

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Following World War II, Congress imposed mandates on the Federal Reserve in the areas of employment, inflation, and interest rates. Not surprisingly, the Fed has failed in all three areas. It is time to recognize failure and abolish the Fed altogether.

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Asia and Europe Did Not Share North America’s Enthusiasm for the Dollar

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Overview: There has been little follow-through dollar buying today after its recovery in North America yesterday. The greenback is softer against most of the G10 currencies. The Antipodeans are lagging alongside the Norwegian krone, perhaps weighed down by the sharp drop in oil prices following President Trump's indication and a deal with Iran may be …

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The Best Investment Strategies for a High-Inflation Environment

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Rising inflation can chip away at the value of your money and investments, making it one of the most persistent threats to long-term wealth. As prices increase and purchasing power declines, investors must be proactive in adjusting their strategies to protect their portfolios.

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Homebuyers Are Paying More For Less

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Below our Market Trading Update, we share analysis from the Atlanta Fed showing that housing affordability has been at its worst in the last twenty years. This is unsurprising given that potential homebuyers face the highest mortgage rates in 20+ years.

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Crypto Valley Hits 1,749 Blockchain Firms, Grows 132% Since 2020

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

The latest CV VC Crypto Valley Company and Industry Report shows that Crypto Valley, which includes Switzerland and Liechtenstein, has grown by 132% since 2020, reaching 1,749 active blockchain companies in 2024.

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Homeschooling Is Our Best Defense Against the State

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Homeschooled children are educated more effectively than public school students and at a fraction of the cost of public education. Naturally, the government wants to destroy it, with Illinois currently leading the anti-homeschooling mob.

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US companies step up growth in Switzerland

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Surge in foreign investment in Switzerland last year Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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The Swiss mega-project to transport freight underground

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

I am a climate and science/technology reporter. I am interested in the effects of climate change on everyday life and scientific solutions. Born in London, I am a dual citizen of Switzerland and the UK. After studying modern languages and translation, I trained as a journalist and joined swissinfo.ch in 2006. My working languages are English, German, French and Spanish. More from...

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How War Propaganda Has Fueled American Foreign Policy for a Century

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Isn’t it funny how, with the possible exception of Vietnam, all of America’s wars have been justified and have been right and good? What are the odds?

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Trump Budget Plan Makes No Spending Cuts Until 2028

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

All potentially unpopular cuts will hit only after 2026 or 2028. This is proof Trump was never serious about any real spending cuts. These cuts will never actually happen.

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A History of Political Theory in the West

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

Political Scientist Joseph Solis-Mullen joins Ryan McMaken to review Ralph Raico's newly published lectures on politics in the West. We recommend this book for all who want a pro-freedom history of political thought.

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Courageous Followership and the Fight Against Tyranny: A Reflection on Mises, Hayek, and the Moral Responsibility of Followers

2025-05-15

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2025-05-15

The powerful critiques of Mises and Hayek against centralized authority and their staunch defense of individual liberty offer essential lessons for followers navigating the ethical dilemmas of modern institutions and governments.

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How Trump Can Lower Drug Prices Without Price Controls

2025-05-14

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2025-05-14

While Trump has not yet turned to price controls to address America‘s absurdly high drug prices, Monday‘s executive order suggests that he soon may. Price controls would only worsen the problem with the drug market. Here are three things he can do instead.

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Living on Meds, Vitamin C and Ibogaine: American Precarity

2025-05-14

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2025-05-14

Favoring capital over wage earners is the long-established policy of both political parties. Cribbing a line from a Grateful Dead song ("ain't it a shame") seems appropriate when discussing the prospects of America's burgeoning Precariat Class who are increasingly depending on tips, side hustles, credit cards and buy now, pay later schemes to survive in a stupidly high-cost economy where all the media-hyped "GDP growth" benefits the few at the...

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Pharma tariff threat tests Roche US investment ambitions

2025-05-14

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2025-05-14

Roche is considering its options in the US Keystone / Dominik Pluess Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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USAID’s Legacy of Failure

2025-05-14

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2025-05-14

Progressive supporters of USAID claim that the agency does vital work overseas to provide medical care and other necessities for the poorest of the poor. Yet, a careful look at its record reveals that USAID often is a hindrance to the very people it claims to help.

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Tariffs Won’t Ever Be “Optimal”

2025-05-14

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2025-05-14

Despite arguments from President Trump and his supporters, there is no such thing as an “optimal” tariff. If anything, Americans have the upper hand in trade because they can run large trade deficits due to the status of the US dollar as the world‘s reserve currency.

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Dollar Unwinds More of Monday’s Surge

2025-05-14

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2025-05-14

Overview: The US dollar is extending yesterday's pullback after Monday's sharp rally. Monday's rally had met or approached several technical targets, but the momentum and news stream, including the downgrading of US recession forecasts, the pushing out of the next Fed rate cut into Q4 seemed to favor further dollar gains. Against many pairs, the …

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The Wealth Effect Is Not Always Virtuous

2025-05-14

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2025-05-14

In 2010, following the financial crisis and market meltdown in 2008 and early 2009, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke made a notable speech explaining the virtues of the wealth effect. To wit: Higher stock prices will boost consumer wealth and help increase confidence, which can also spur spending. Increased spending will lead to higher incomes and profits that, in a virtuous circle, will further support economic expansion.

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