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As Carl Icahn Was Selling Apple, This Central Bank Was Furiously Buying

2016-05-14

by Tyler Durden

2016-05-14

We hope for the sake of Swiss residents that equity markets never suffer a dramatic drop. The SNB has “invested” 20% of Swiss GDP in stocks. When will the ivory tower economists ultimately lose control of the most manipulated, centrally-planned market in history?

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Grüezi, ich möchte gern eine Kuh einzahlen

2016-05-10

by SNB

Diese Filmsequenz gehört zum Thema “Alles über unser Geld” des Informationsangebots “Unsere Nationalbank”. Sie zeigt auf humorvolle Weise, was man auf ein Bankkonto einzahlen kann – und was nicht.

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The Twilight Of The Gods (aka Central Bankers)

2016-05-10

by Satyajit Das

2016-05-10

The current financial market volatility increasingly reflects loss of faith in policy makers. Celebrity central bankers are learning that they must constantly produce new miracles for their followers.

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SNB Increased Equities Share to 20 percent, A High Risk Game for a Conservative Investor

2016-05-08

by George Dorgan

2016-05-08

A share of 20% equities is too much for a conservative investor. - She increases the CHF debt with continuing interventions at a pace of 10% per year. - yield on bond investments is less than 1% p.a. and equity markets might not improve a lot any more. - Expensive dollar: she bought U.S. equities when the dollar was relatively expensive.

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Generalversammlung 2016 (Simultanübersetzung auf Deutsch)

2016-05-04

by SNB

Generalversammlung, 29.04.2016 00:00 Jean Studer, Präsident des Bankrats der Schweizerischen Nationalbank 42:35 Thomas Jordan, Präsident des Direktoriums der Schweizerischen Nationalbank

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Assemblea generale 2016 (traduzione simultanea in italiano)

2016-05-04

by SNB

Assemblea generale, 29.04.2016 00:00 Jean Studer, presidente del Consiglio di banca della Banca nazionale svizzera 42:35 Thomas Jordan, presidente della Direzione generale della Banca nazionale svizzera

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Assemblée générale 2016 (traduction simultanée en français)

2016-05-04

by SNB

Assemblée générale, 29.04.2016 00:00 Jean Studer, président du Conseil de banque de la Banque nationale suisse 42:35 Thomas Jordan, président de la Direction générale de la Banque nationale suisse

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Generalversammlung – Assemblée générale – General Meeting of Shareholders – Assemblea generale, 2016

2016-05-04

by SNB

Generalversammlung – Assemblée générale – General Meeting of Shareholders – Assemblea generale, 29.04.2016 00:00 Jean Studer, Präsident des Bankrats der Schweizerischen Nationalbank – Jean Studer, président du Conseil de banque de la Banque nationale suisse – Jean Studer, president of the Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank – Jean Studer, presidente del Consiglio di …

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Gold, Bonds and Negative Interest Rates Give SNB a Q1 profit

2016-04-28

by George Dorgan

2016-04-28

SNB Results Q1 2016: Two thirds of SNB profit comes from Gold. Deflation helps with higher bonds prices and profit on negative interest rates.

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Swiss National Bank: Composition of Reserves (Assets) and Investment Strategy

The Q1/2016 update on the SNB investment strategy and its assets. The Swiss National Bank is a passive conservative investor. As opposed to other investors, the exposure in currencies is as important as the strategic asset allocation according asset classes (bonds, equities, cash, real estate). The importance of currencies is one reason why the SNB is often called a hedge fund, the second the volatility of gains and losses.

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With Tech Tanking, Can Anything Save The System?

2016-04-27

by John Rubino

2016-04-27

Submitted by John Rubino via DollarCollapse.com, First it was the banks reporting horrendous numbers — largely, we were told, because of their exposure to recently-cratered energy companies. Now it’s Big Tech, which is a much harder thing t...

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Futures Ignore Apple Plunge; Oil Rises Above $45 As Yellen Looms

2016-04-27

by Tyler Durden

2016-04-27

For those who thought that the world's biggest company losing over $40 billion in market cap in an instant on disappointing Apple earnings, would have been sufficient to put a dent in US equity futures, we have some disappointing news: with just over...

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Wall Street and SNB In Pain: 163 Hedge Funds Are Long AAPL Stock

2016-04-26

by Tyler Durden

2016-04-26

First it was the blow up of hedge fund darling Valeant that crushed countless funds who were long the name. Then, one month ago after the collapse of the Allergan-Pfizer deal, we showed (one of the reasons) why the hedge fund world continued to unde...

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April 2016: SNB running suicide again?

2016-04-26

by George Dorgan

2016-04-26

snb intervention, chairman philipp hildebrand

Speculative position: Speculators are even longer CHF (against USD): +9410x 125K contracts. Sight Deposits: SNB intervenes for 6.4 bln. CHF in only three weeks. Sight deposits (aka debt) are rising by nearly 1% per month, this is 10% per year. The SNB can never achieve such a yield on investment, her yield is between 1 and 2 percent. Is the bank running suicide again?

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Izabella Kaminska: Uberisation of the Economy: Gosplan 2.0.

2016-04-19

by Izabella Kaminska

SERIES 2.2: POST-CAPITALISM 7 MAR – IZABELLA KAMNISKA (FINANCIAL TIMES): UBERISATION OF THE ECONOMY: GOSPLAN 2.0 The sharing economy isn’t what you think it is. Nor is the platform economy. Furthermore, we’ve been here before. Last time it was under the guise of ‘red plenty’. Could we be sleep walking our way into a technocratic …

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