Europe chart of the week – Business surveys
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Author: Nadia Gharbi
Categories: Pictet Macro Analysis, Swiss and European Macro
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There was a broad-based setback in euro area business surveys in February, whether in terms of country or of sector. The Flash composite PMI slipped to 57.5 in February from 58.8 in January. The month-to-month dip was the biggest since 2014. National business surveys painted a similar picture.
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FX Daily, February 27: Markets Tread Water; Powell is Awaited
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Author: Marc Chandler
Categories: FX Trends
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The capital markets seem unusually subdued. The US dollar is mostly slightly firmer, except against the euro and Swiss franc among the majors. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index managed to eke out a small gain (0.2%), for a third advancing session, without the help of China, Taiwan, Korea or India. It was really a Japanese story. The Nikkei rallied 1.1%, while excluding Japan the MSCI benchmark was off 0.25%.
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Exports sweeten turnovers for Swiss chocolate makers
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Author: Swissinfo
Categories: Swiss Markets and News
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Despite a decline in domestic consumption, sales of Swiss chocolate grew by 3.1% in 2017 thanks to foreign demand. On Thursday, the Federation of Swiss Chocolate Manufacturers (Chocosuisse) reported total sales of CHF1.85 billion ($1.98 billion) for the year. The volume of chocolate sold also increased by 2.7% to 190,731 tons.
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Lake Geneva Region Attracts Most Cross-Border Workers
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Author: Swissinfo
Categories: Swiss Markets and News
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Switzerland continues to attract large volumes of cross-border workers, notably in the Lake Geneva region and around the city of Basel. At the end of last year, 318,002 people were crossing the border each day to work in Switzerland, according to data published by the Federal Statistics Officeexternal link on Friday. This is an increase of 1.7% compared with December 2016.
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Swiss federal finances – surplus of billions in 2017
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Author: Le News
Categories: Personal Finance, Swiss Markets and News
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While many national governments, such as the US and UK, regularly spend more than they collect, Switzerland managed a CHF 2.8 billion surplus in 2017. In addition, CHF 2 billion of withholding tax is expected, which would push the surplus up to CHF 4.8 billion.
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Haunted by Ghosts of the Old Eastern Bloc
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Author: MN Gordon
Categories: Debt and the Fallacies of Paper Money
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Jerome Powell, the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve, just completed his third week on the job. He’s hardly had enough time to learn how to operate the office coffee maker, let alone the all-in-one printer. He still doesn’t know what roach coach menu items induce a heinous gut bomb.
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