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Category Archive: 2) Swiss and European Macro

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George Dorgan (penname) predicted the end of the EUR/CHF peg at the CFA Society and at many occasions on SeekingAlpha.com and on this blog. Several Swiss and international financial advisors support the site. These firms aim to deliver independent advice from the often misleading mainstream of banks and asset managers. George is FinTech entrepreneur, financial author and alternative economist. He speak seven languages fluently.
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Employment Barometer in the Q3 2018: Solid Employment Growth

2018-11-26

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2018-11-26

Switzerland Employment Level, Q3 2018
In the 3rd quarter 2018, total employment (number of jobs) rose by 1.6% in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier (+0.1% with previous quarter; seasonally adjusted figures). In full-time equivalents, employment in the same period rose by 1.8%. The Swiss economy counted 13 500 more vacancies than in the corresponding quarter of the previous year (+23%) and the employment outlook indicator continues to indicate an upward trend (+1.0%). These...

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Italy and the EU: a debt-based excessive deficit procedure

2018-11-26

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2018-11-26

Italian General Government Debt 2006-2022
European Commission deems Italy's budget noncompliant with EU rules.This week, the European Commission issued its opinion on Italy’s budget plans. Deeming them noncompliant with the EU’s budgetary rules, it recommended that an Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) be opened.Of the options available to the EU, a debt-based EDP would be the most difficult for Italy to deal with, as it would last longer and require Italy to ensure its debt stock...

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Robert Vitye: Warum das Edelmetall Gold die ultimative Währung für Anleger ist // Mission Money

2018-11-22

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Hier kommt die zweite Runde von unserem Live-Event: Das Börsianische Quartett! Wir haben nicht nur auf der Bühne mit Florian Homm und Co. diskutiert, es gab vor Ort auch spannende Vorträge zu Investments und Reichtum. Gold-Experte Robert Vitye (Solit) erklärt in diesem Video, warum er Gold für das ultimative Geld hält und warum Anleger gerade …

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Yanis Varoufakis: ‘Nobody negotiates with the EU’ – BBC Newsnight

2018-11-22

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Theresa May has been in Brussels trying to finalise her Brexit deal. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F But is the prime minister’s deal the end of the long journey towards Brexit? Diplomatic Editor, Mark Urban, asks German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier his thoughts on how likely reaching a deal really is and what the …

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Construction Industry Production, Orders and Turnover Statistics: lncrease in construction production in Switzerland in 3rd quarter 2018

2018-11-22

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2018-11-22

Switzerland Industrial Orders, Q3 2018
Secondary sector production rose by 1.1% in 3rd quarter 2018 in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier. Turnover rose by 3.1%. In comparison with the previous year industrial production grew in July by 3.3%, in August by 1.7%, then fell in September (-0.4%). For the whole of the 3rd quarter 2018 production increased by 1.4% in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier.

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DAX: Günstigster Markt der Welt?

2018-11-21

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ Wenn man die Aktien-Indizes der großen Industrienationen miteinander vergleicht, dann kommt man zwangsläufig zu dem Schluss, der Dax ist nicht nur günstig, es ist vielleicht der billigste Markt der Welt. In diesem Video werde ich euch die Aktien …

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Gibt es noch Chancen auf eine Jahresend-Rallye?

2018-11-21

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Zurzeit kommt es an den Aktienbörsen knüppeldick. Ungelöste politische Krisen vor allem in Europa und der Einbruch im Technologiesektor haben die Aktienstimmung massiv eingetrübt. Muss die Jahresend-Rallye jetzt abgehakt werden oder gibt es trotz aller Risiken noch Chancen? Robert Halver mit seinen Einschätzungen aus dem Frankfurter Börsensaal

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Swiss Trade Balance October 2018: Record exports in October 2018

2018-11-20

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2018-11-20

Swiss exports and imports, seasonally adjusted (in bn CHF), October 2018
In October 2018, seasonally adjusted exports grew 6.0%, after their slightly negative evolution since June. They thus reach a level monthly record. Conversely, the decline in imports continued (-1.8%). The balance commercial loop with a surplus of 2.6 billion francs.

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3 Dinge, die Du von erfolgreichen Menschen lernen kannst

2018-11-19

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ In diesem Video geht es um 3 ganz einfache Wesenseigenschaften, die ich bei praktisch allen erfolgreichen Menschen die ich getroffen habe, beobachten konnte. Achtung! Es ist ganz bewusst kein “Chakka – jetzt kannst Du es schaffen” – Video. …

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Pictet – In Conversation with Cesar Perez Ruiz

2018-11-19

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After a decade of protection from central banks, the markets are changing. But Cesar Perez Ruiz, Pictet’s chief investment officer, says this needn’t be cause for concern. During the Investment Summit, at Pictet’s headquarters in Geneva, he made the case for active management and strategic asset allocation as important contributors to healthy returns.

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Pictet – In Conversation with Cesar Perez Ruiz

2018-11-19

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After a decade of protection from central banks, the markets are changing. But Cesar Perez Ruiz, Pictet’s chief investment officer, says this needn’t be cause for concern. During the Investment Summit, at Pictet’s headquarters in Geneva, he made the case for active management and strategic asset allocation as important contributors to healthy returns.

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China hard data for October reveals mixed picture

2018-11-18

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2018-11-18

China Retail Sales in Nominal and Real terms
Disappointing consumption numbers point to growth deceleration in early 2019, but government measures beginning to be felt.Hard data out of China for October was mixed. On the positive side, growth in infrastructure picked up, suggesting the government’s fiscal policy easing is taking effect in the real economy. Industrial production numbers stopped declining, and the mining sector has a particularly strong performance.

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After May’s divorce deal: the road ahead for Brexit

2018-11-17

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2018-11-17

GBP/USD drops after Theresa May's cabinet approves the Eu divorce deal
But significant political challenges lie ahead before the 29 March deadline for Brexit. Sterling likely to be in the spotlight for several months.Theresa May’s cabinet has approved her divorce deal with the European Union (EU). A few cabinet secretaries have resigned, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab because the deal keeps the UK in a transitory ‘customs union’ with the EU, which in his view continues to give the EU too much influence on UK...

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Swiss wage index 2018: Real and minimum wages increased by 0.9 percent and 0.5 percent respectively in 2018

2018-11-16

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2018-11-16

Wage adjustments in Switzerland, 1993-2018
The social partners signatory to Switzerland's main collective labour agreements (CLA) agreed a nominal rise in real wages of 0.9% and a nominal rise in minimum wages of 0.5% for 2018. Real wages increased by 0.3% at collective level and by 0.6% at individual level.

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Pictet – In Conversation with Edward Luce

2018-11-16

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With geopolitical currents challenging the west’s long-standing liberal status quo, we live in an age of global uncertainty. But even as the world enters what has been described as a “democratic recession”, there’s cause for optimism. Edward Luce is The Financial Times’ US national editor; at Pictet’s 2018 Investment Summit he outlined how beneficial a truly global perspective can be in the face of change....

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Pictet – In Conversation with Edward Luce

2018-11-16

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With geopolitical currents challenging the west’s long-standing liberal status quo, we live in an age of global uncertainty. But even as the world enters what has been described as a “democratic recession”, there’s cause for optimism. Edward Luce is The Financial Times’ US national editor; at Pictet’s 2018 Investment Summit he outlined how beneficial a …

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Prof. Dr. Peter Bofinger zu Brexit: “Die Übergangsperiode ist ein Desaster”

2018-11-15

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Diskussionsrunde mit Manfred Weber, MdEP, Fraktionsvorsitzender der Europäischen Volkspartei im Europäischen Parlament, Prof. Dr. Peter Bofinger, Ökonom und Wirtschaftsweiser und Mark Wood, britischer Journalist und ehemaliger Chefredakteur der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters Eine Aufzeichnung der gesamten Podiumsdiskussion finden Sie unter folgendem Link: Moderation: Hans-Ulrich Jörges, stern-Kolumnist

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Swiss Labour Force Survey in 3nd quarter 2018: 1.2percent increase in number of employed persons; unemployment rate based on ILO definition falls to 4.4percent

2018-11-15

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2018-11-15

Unemployed According to ILO, Q1 2013-Q3 2018
The number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 1.2% between the 3rd quarter 2017 and the 3rd quarter 2018. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) declined by 0.6 percentage points to 4.4%. The EU's unemployment rate decreased from 7.3% to 6.5%.

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Brexit-Deal oder die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt

2018-11-15

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Die Brexit- und italienische Schuldenfrage bedrohen die politische, aber auch finanzwirtschaftliche Stabilität Europas. Zumindest scheint eine kleine Chance auf einen geregelten Brexit-Deal zu bestehen, der eine Übergangslösung bis Ende 2020 ermöglicht. Was ist von diesem möglichen Zeitgewinn für Europa zu halten? Und wird er überhaupt die parlamentarischen Hürden in London nehmen? Robert Halver mit seinen …

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Pictet – Investment Summit

2018-11-15

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The world is at a crossroads: while geopolitical tensions threaten to upend the established order, developments in areas such as healthcare and technology offer new vistas of possibility for humanity. Uncertainty may seem to be the order of the day but Pictet’s Investment Summit offered a more reassuring message. With more than 200 years of experience, the bank has negotiated the currents of change before; at Pictet’s headquarters in the heart of...

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