Category Archive: 2) Swiss and European Macro

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Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis makes capital comprehensible

2018-05-11

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Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis makes capital comprehensible Skip to content Have you noticed how angry everyone is? Turn on the news or scroll through your social media feed, and you’ll see a kaleidoscope of rage. People are relitigating the last election or f…

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Yanis Varoufakis on Talking to My Daughter About the Economy | The New School

2018-05-11

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Presented jointly by the The New School for Social Research and the Schools of Public Engagement. This conversation between Yanis Varoufakis, economist, academic and former Greek Minister of Finance, and Will Milberg, dean of The New School for Social Research, will build upon the themes in Varoufakis’ latest book Talking to My Daughter About the …

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Spaniards back in the mood to borrow

2018-05-11

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2018-05-11

Before the financial crisis, the real estate bubble and the parallel growth in borrowing meant that the indebtedness of Spanish households spiralled ever higher, reaching a peak of 84.7% of GDP in Q2 2010. Since then, Spanish’s households have tightened their belt, with indebtedness falling to 61.3% of GDP in Q4 2017.

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Switzerland: ‘Sovereign money’ initiative

2018-05-10

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2018-05-10

The ‘Sovereign money’ initiative, to be voted on in June, aims at a fundamental reform of the Swiss monetary system. In a nutshell, the initiative asks that the creation of money and the granting of loans be separated by barring commercial banks from creating deposits through lending. According to the initiative’s promoters the “Swiss National Bank (SNB) should be the sole organisation authorised to create money – not only cash and coins, but also...

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Interview with Yanis Varoufakis the Former Minister of Finance in Greece

2018-05-10

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Diese Branchen kaufen!

2018-05-09

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ERICHSEN ► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ Im letzten Video ging es um die Frage, welche Branchen man kaufen sollte, um zukunftssicher aufgestellt zu sein. Die Antwort darauf, gibt es im heutigen Video. Los geht´s! ——– ➤ Mein YouTube-Kanal zum Thema Trading: http://youtube.com/tradermacherde ➤ …

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U.K. Home Prices Plunge 3.1percent In April – Largest Monthly Drop Since Financial Crisis In 2011

2018-05-09

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2018-05-09

UK House Prices, 2010 - 2018
U.K. home prices plunged the most in almost eight years in April, adding to signs of weakness in Britain’s property market. Values dropped 3.1 percent from March to an average 220,962 pounds ($299,140), mortgage lender Halifax said in a report Tuesday. That’s the biggest drop since September 2010. While that figure can be volatile, the quarterly measure also showed a decline. It fell 0.1 percent, a third straight drop.

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Switzerland Unemployment in April 2018: Down to 2.7 percent from 2.9 percent, seasonally adjusted decreased from 2.9 percent to 2.7 percent

2018-05-08

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2018-05-08

Switzerland Unemployment Rate n.s.a., Jun 2013 - May 2018
Registered unemployment in April 2018 - According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), at the end of April 2018, 119,781 unemployed were registered at the Regional Employment Centers (RAV), 10,632 less than in the previous month. The unemployment rate fell from 2.9% in March 2018 to 2.7% in the month under review. Compared with the same month of the previous year, unemployment fell by 26'546 persons (-18.1%).

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Hat Gold als Anlageklasse noch Charme?

2018-05-08

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Schon allein aufgrund der unruhigen geopolitischen Zeiten müsste Gold als sicherer Anlagehafen eigentlich sehr gefragt sein. Das gilt auch mit Blick auf die weltweite Verschuldung, die seit der Finanzkrise 2008 nicht ab-, sondern weiter aufgebaut wurde. Doch zeigt sich der Goldpreis davon kaum beeindruckt. Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die weitere Entwicklung des Goldpreises und wie ist …

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Swiss Consumer Price Index in April 2018: +0.8 percent YoY, +0.2 percent MoM

2018-05-07

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2018-05-07

Switzerland Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY, Jun 2013 - May 2018
The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.2% in April 2018 compared with the previous month, reaching 101.7 points (December 2015=100). In comparison with the same month of the previous year, inflation stood at 0.8%. These figures were compiled by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Welche Branchen kaufen?

2018-05-07

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ Genau hier an dieser Stelle sitze ich sehr häufig und sage euch, ihr müsst diversifizieren! Nicht alles in ein oder zwei Aktien investieren, auch wenn sie euch noch so gut gefallen, sondern aufteilen, über die verschiedenen Branchen. Aber, …

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Marcel Fratzscher über die Zukunft des Sparens

2018-05-07

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Welche Zukunft hat das Sparen? Wir haben dazu im Rahmen der Ausstellung “Sparen – Geschichte einer deutschen Tugend” Marcel Fratzscher, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin befragt. Die Ausstellung ist vom 23. März bis zum 4. November 2018 im Deutschen Historischen Museum zu sehen. Zur Ausstellung: https://www.dhm.de/sparen #DHMSparen

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Europe chart of the week – Corporate Sector Soft Patch

2018-05-06

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2018-05-06

Next week’s detailed breakdown of ECB QE monthly data will reveal a marked slowdown in the pace of corporate bonds purchases in April (Corporate Sector Purchase Programme, or CSPP). Indeed, weekly holdings data have been consistent with gross purchases of around EUR3bn in April, down from EUR5.8bn on average in Q1. There are several possible explanations for the drop in gross purchases, but redemptions are not one of them, as they amounted to just...

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Policy normalisation may be delayed in Europe

2018-05-05

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2018-05-05

Taking stock of recent dovish shifts in European central banks’ communication and reaffirming our broadly constructive macro outlook.The European Central Bank (ECB) does not seem overly concerned about the soft patch in the economy in Q1 and appears willing to collect more data before they start discussing the timing and modalities of the next policy steps. We expect the ECB to hint at an imminent end to asset purchases at its June meeting, but to...

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Euro area growth: somewhere between hard and soft data

2018-05-04

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2018-05-04

Euro Area Real GDP Growth, 2010 - 2018
According to Eurostat’s preliminary flash estimate, euro area real GDP expanded by 0.4% q-o-q in Q1 2018 (1.7% q-o-q annualised, 2.5% y-o-y), in line with consensus expectations (0.4%) and down from an upwardly revised figure of 0.7% q-o-q for Q4 2017. The implications of the growth slowdown on ECB staff projections should remain limited, in our view.

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Europe chart of the week – public debt

2018-05-03

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2018-05-03

This week’s Eurostat releases revealed that public finances continue to improve in most euro area member states. As a result of falling deficits, low interest rates and stronger nominal growth, the ratio of euro area government debt to GDP fell to a six-year low of 86.7% in Q4 2017.

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Prof Dr Heiner Flassbeck Kapitalismus am Ende

2018-05-02

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Prof Dr Heiner Flassbeck Kapitalismus am Ende? Kanal Link: Abzocke pur https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbcNRplhAdR8pF_vL_dPig Originalvideolink: Veröffentlicht:20.06.2017

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Silber: Nicht nervös werden!

2018-05-02

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Silber, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ Den Silber-Investoren kann man nur zurufen: Werdet nicht nervös! Denn ein zweijähriger Seitwärtsmarkt hinterlässt in der Anlegerpsyche natürlich Spuren. In diesem Video möchte ich besprechen, wann ein größeres Kaufsignal entsteht und auf welche weiteren Marken ihr achten …

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Swiss Retail Sales, March: -1.2 Percent Nominal and +0.1 Percent Real

2018-05-02

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2018-05-02

Switzerland Retail Sales YoY, May 2013 - 2018
Neuchâtel, 2 May 2018 (FSO) – Turnover in the retail sector fell by 1.2% in nominal terms in March 2018 compared with the previous year. Seasonally adjusted, nominal turnover rose by 0.1% compared with the previous month. These are provisional findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Swiss Consumers remain optimistic

2018-05-02

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2018-05-02

Consumer Confidence Survey, Q1/2018
The consumer sentiment index* stands at 2 points in April 2018, once again putting it significantly above its long-term average (-9 points). The index has fallen slightly since last January (5 points). But essentially, it has remained on the highest level since 2014.

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