In Unprecedented Intervention, Swiss Central Bank Bails Out Firm That Prints Swiss Banknotes
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Author: Tyler Durden
Categories: SNB, Zerohedge on SNB
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In the most ironic story of the day, the company that makes the paper that Swiss banknotes are printed on was just bailed out by the money-printing, stock-purchasing, plunge-protecting, savior-of-global equities…Swiss National Bank. While The SNB has a long and checkered history of buying shares in companies… as we have detailed numerous times.
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Swiss National Bank acquires majority stake in Landqart AG
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Author: SNB
Categories: SNB, SNB Press Releases
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Yesterday, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) acquired 90% of the shares in Landqart AG. The remaining 10% of the share capital will be purchased by Orell Füssli Holding Ltd. The vendor is a subsidiary of Fortress Paper Ltd, which is listed on the Toronto stock exchange.
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Swiss Trade Balance November 2017: Foreign Trade in Verve
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Author: George Dorgan
Categories: Swiss and European Macro
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Swiss foreign trade proved dynamic in November 2017. After correction of working days, exports grew by 9.5% and imports even 16.4% year on year, both boosted by rising prices. In real terms, they increased by 4.4 and 6.8%, respectively. The balance commercial loop with a surplus of 2.7 billion francs.
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ECB closer to the 2% inflation target than meets the eye
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Author: Frederik Ducrozet
Categories: Pictet Macro Analysis, Swiss and European Macro
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During an uneventful ECB press conference on Thursday, attention centred on the new staff projections. The headline projections were in line with expectations, albeit slightly higher on GDP growth and lower on inflation. The key word was “confidence” - in a strong expansion leading to a “significant” reduction in economic slack, as well as in the ECB’s capacity to meet its mandate.
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Switzerland should not act alone against tax havens
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Author: Swissinfo
Categories: Swiss Markets and News
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Switzerland must not go to war on its own against offshore tax havens in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal, the lower chamber of parliament has agreed. It prefers concerted action with other countries and wants to see the results of existing measures. The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected two motions and two parliamentary questions, supported by the leftwing Social Democrats and Greens, which had called for financial transactions towards offshore havens to be taxed and for tougher laws on so-called letterbox or domiciled companies.
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Retail Sales Bounce (Way) Too Much
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Author: Jeffrey P. Snider
Categories: The United States
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Retail sales had a good month of November, or at least what counts as decent over the last five and a half years. Total retail sales (unadjusted) rose 6.35% last month, up from 4.9% (revised higher) in October. It was the highest rate of growth since the 29-day month of February 2016. For retailers, what matters is that it comes at the start of the Christmas shopping season.
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