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Venezuela

2016-12-18

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SNB Monetary policy assessment December 2016 and Comments

2016-12-15

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2016-12-15

Conditional Inflation Forecast
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. Interest on sight deposits at the SNB is to remain at–0.75% and the target range for the three-month Libor is unchanged at between –1.25% and –0.25%. At the same time, the SNB will remain active in the foreign exchange market as necessary, while taking the overall currency situation into consideration.

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Mediengespräch – Conférence de presse – News conference – Conferenza stampa, 15.12.2016

2016-12-15

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Mediengespräch – Conférence de presse – News conference – Conferenza stampa, 15.12.2016 00:00 Einleitende Bemerkungen von Thomas Jordan, Präsident des Direktoriums der Schweizerischen Nationalbank – Remarques introductives de Thomas Jordan, président de la Direction générale de la Banque nationale suisse – Introductory remarks by Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National …

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Swiss banks probed at home over Brazil’s ‘Carwash’ bribe scandal

2016-12-14

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2016-12-14

Swiss frank
The Switzerland attorney general’s office is shifting its focus to banks operating in the country as it continues to investigate Brazil’s bribery scandal, after plea deals with individual executives provided fresh insights into how the illicit funds flowed through the financial system.

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Bewilligung der FINMA Versicherungsgesellschaft

2016-12-13

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Geschäftigkeit einer Versicherungsgesellschaft / Bewilligung der FINMA

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Swiss 10 year bond yields still negative, but approaching zero.

2016-12-12

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2016-12-12

Treasury Yields
The global bond rout returned with a bang, sending 10Y US Treasury yields as much as six basis points higher to 2.53%, the highest level in over two years. The selloff happened as oil prices surged by more than 5% following Saturday's agreement by NOPEC nations agreed to slash production, leading to rising inflation pressures. At last check, the 10Y was trading at 2.505%, up from 2.462% at Friday and on track for its highest close since September...

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Weekly Sight Deposits: No SNB Interventions, Short CHF nearing records

2016-12-12

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2016-12-12

Euro/Swiss Franc FX Cross Rate, December 12
Who has read Milton Friedman knows that the Trump reflation trade is now showing its positive side. US wages are rising by 2.5%, while inflation is still relatively low. According to Friedman, inflation will increase only later.

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Wie die SNB durch Kapitalsteuern die Schweizer Wirtschaft belastet

2016-12-07

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2016-12-07

Vor dem Hintergrund eines angeblich „schwachen Wirtschaftswachstums“ rechtfertigte SNB-Chef Thomas Jordan neulich in einem Interview in der Tagespresse die SNB-Negativzinsen und bezeichnete diese als „expansiv“. Nur: Sind Negativzinsen wirklich „expansiv“? Sind diese nicht viel eher „restriktiv“ und bremsen unsere Wirtschaft – bewirken also genau das Gegenteil von dem, was die SNB behauptet?

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The War On Cash Is Happening Faster Than We Could Have Imagined

2016-12-03

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2016-12-03

It’s happening faster than we could have ever imagined. Every time we turn around, it seems, there’s another major assault in the War on Cash. India is the most notable recent example– the embarrassing debacle a few weeks ago in which the government, overnight, “demonetized” its two largest denominations of cash, leaving an entire nation in chaos.

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Chernobyl

2016-12-02

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Benjamin M. Friedman, “Intellectual Origins of the Financial Crisis”, 22.09.2016

2016-12-01

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Karl Brunner Centenary Event, 22.09.2016

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Thomas Jordan, Welcome address, 22.09.2016

2016-12-01

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Karl Brunner Centenary Event, 22.09.2016

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Allan H. Meltzer, “Karl Brunner, Scholar: An Appreciation”, 22.09.2016

2016-12-01

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Karl Brunner Centenary Event, 22.09.2016

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Charles I. Plosser, “A Personal Tribute to Karl Brunner”, 22.09.2016

2016-12-01

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Karl Brunner Centenary Event, 22.09.2016

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Ernst Baltensperger, “Karl Brunner and the Heritage of Monetarism”, 22.09.2016

2016-12-01

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Karl Brunner Centenary Event, 22.09.2016

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Evidence Matters: The Role of Evidence in Uncertain Times; Izabella Kaminska

2016-11-30

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Read our blog on the seminar here: http://www.iffresearch.com/evidence-matters/ On the 17th of November 2016 IFF gathered an audience of users and producers of evidence at RSA House to discuss how we can use our influence to make progress in the face of uncertainty. The event featured talks from a host of leading industry experts and …

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Weekly Sight Deposits: Investors hedge with Swiss Franc again for the coming inflation cycle.

2016-11-28

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2016-11-28

Euro/Swiss Franc FX Cross Rate, November 28
We explained the Trump reflation trade, where the Swiss Franc acts as the usual inflation hedge against the obviously inflationary policies of Trumpeconomics. Trump is about tax cuts – i.e. a fiscal deficit up to 10%, and about protectionism. Trump would restrict global trade and push up U.S. wages.

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Swiss banks taking more risks to compensate for record-low interest rates

2016-11-28

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2016-11-28

Swiss Bank Risk
Swiss banks focused on property lending are taking more risks to compensate for the impact of record-low interest rates, increasing the threat of a real-estate bubble, Swiss National Bank Vice President Fritz Zurbruegg said.

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L’Allemagne est le patron-sponsor de l’Eurosystem.

2016-11-25

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2016-11-25

Bundesbank Logo
Lors des échanges commerciaux et interbancaires, il y a des banques émettrices de monnaie et vis-à-vis une banque réceptrice. Normalement, à la fin de la journée, tout cela devrait être ramené à l’équilibre. Ceci n’est plus le cas depuis la crise américaine de 2007 (subprimes) comme nous le voyons sur le graphique ci-dessous de quelques pays de la zone euro.

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Former CEO Of UBS And Credit Suisse: “Central Banks Are Past The Point Of No Return, It Will All End In A Crash”

2016-11-21

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2016-11-21

Remember when bashing central banks and predicting financial collapse as a result of monetary manipulation and intervention was considered "fake news" within the "serious" financial community, disseminated by fringe blogs? In an interview with Swiss Sonntags Blick titled appropriately enough "A Recession Is Sometimes Necessary", the former CEO of UBS and Credit Suisse, Oswald Grübel, lashed out by criticizing the growing strength of central banks...

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