Category Archive: 2) Swiss and European Macro

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Surprise contraction in Swiss Q3 GDP

2018-11-29

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2018-11-29

Swiss Quarterly GDP growth 2014-2018
Switzerland’s growth unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter, pushing down our GDP growth forecast for 2018. Recent softening in the euro area also casts doubts about the pace of monetary tightening by the SNB.The strong growth enjoyed by the Swiss economy since Q1 2017 came suddenly to an end in Q3 18, when real GDP shrank unexpectedly by 0.2% q-o-q (-0.9% q-o-q annualised).

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Switzerland GDP Q3 2018: -0.2 percent QoQ, +2.4 percent YoY

2018-11-29

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2018-11-29

Switzerland Gross Domestic Product (GDP) QoQ, Q3 2018
Switzerland's GDP fell by 0.2% in the 3rd quarter of 2018 due to both the industrial and service sectors. On the expenditure side, domestic demand and foreign trade had a negative impact. Switzerland’s GDP fell by 0.2% in the 3rd quarter of 2018, after climbing by 0.7% in the previous quarter.

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Yanis Varoufakis: The Difference Between Globalism and Internationalism

2018-11-28

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Subscribe to Progressive Wisdom: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Relaxotron ====================================== Ioannis Georgiou “Yanis” Varoufakis is a Greek economist, academic and politician, who served as the Greek Minister of Finance from January to July 2015. Varoufakis has published a number of texts on economics and game theory, such as The Global Minotaur. In February 2016, he launched the Democracy in...

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Mein Silber Ausblick 2019

2018-11-28

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ Man braucht auch ein Quäntchen Glück, das gebe ich ganz offen zu. Dennoch sage ich, mit ein klein wenig Stolz, dass die Jahresausblicke in den letzten Jahren von mir, zu großen Teilen voll ins Schwarze getroffen haben. Ich …

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Yanis Varoufakis on why he is standing in next year’s European elections from Germany

2018-11-28

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Donate for Independent Media: https://goo.gl/i26Bm4 Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/ekvX1P In this video Yanis Varoufakis explains why he is contesting from Germany in next year’s European election. Yanis Varoufakis will be representing DiEM25 – a progressive movement that he and Srecko Horvat initiated in 2016. FOLLOW US ONLINE: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acTVism/ Instagram: actv_munich Website: http://www.actvism.org/...

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Konjunkturdämmerung in Deutschland: Droht deutschen Aktien jetzt Ungemach?

2018-11-28

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Das ifo Geschäftsklima ist ein vielsagender und treffender Indikator für die Entwicklung der Industrie, im Baugewerbe, im Handel und im Dienstleistungssektor. Im November ist er das dritte Mal in Folge gefallen und hat damit einen klaren Abwärtstrend etabliert. Muss in Deutschland sogar mit einer Rezession gerechnet werden, die die Unternehmensgewinne schmälert und schließlich deutschen Aktien …

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Aufwachen #341 mit Marco Bülow & Heiner Flassbeck + CDU-Regionalkonferenz, Bundestag, Haushaltsplan

2018-11-28

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Abonniere den Kanal ► http://bit.ly/1A3Gt6E Unterstützt den Podcast ► https://aufwachen-podcast.de/wer-wir-sind/#hilfe Marco Bülow verlässt die SPD und erklärt uns, warum. Danach, passend, reden wir über den Bundeshaushalt. Das Buch der Nation. Oder auch nicht, sagt Werner Gatzer, der es nur so nennt, um es dann nicht so gemeint zu haben, der es aber mitschreibt, und damit …

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Bitcoin: Wann ich wieder kaufe!

2018-11-26

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ Seit Wochen schon befindet sich Bitcoin im Sinkflug. Bei einem Kursverlust von über 80% darf man denke ich, ganz locker von einem Crash sprechen. Endlich möchte ich sagen, denn jetzt kann ich Bitcoin wieder kaufen. Warum das so …

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Yanis Varoufakis on Julian Assange and the Political Economy & future of Europe

2018-11-26

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Donate for Independent Media: https://goo.gl/i26Bm4 Subscribe to acTVism: https://goo.gl/ekvX1P In this exclusive interview with bestselling author, former finance minister of Greece and the co-founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025, Yanis Varoufakis, we talk about the case of Julian Assange. Furthermore we examine, amongst other issues, the socio-economic transformations taking place within the core …

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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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