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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Swiss Consumer Price Index in March 2018: +0.8 percent YoY, +0.4 percent MoM

2018-04-05

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2018-04-05

Switzerland Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY, May 2013 - Apr 2018
The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.4% in March 2018 compared with the previous month, reaching 101.5 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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Worldwise: Live From Athens | Yanis Varoufakis & Henry Farrell [Worldwise]

2018-04-05

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00:47 The human toll of Greece’s economic crisis 05:19 Plato’s dream realized: unelected technocrats rule Greece and Italy 12:28 Has the crisis created an opening for European neo-fascists? 23:05 Do Germans want more Europe or less Europe? 32:41 Yanis explains his “modest proposal” for saving Europe 42:48 Debating Yanis’s plan Yanis Varoufakis (University of Athens, …

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Robert Wright & Yanis Varoufakis [Worldwise]

2018-04-05

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00:23 Greece’s political and economic crises come to a head 11:12 Is the EU leadership bluffing? Or just foolish? 15:38 An election amidst a political implosion 23:25 The rise of a Greek neo-Nazi party 29:07 Yanis: Greece has become a “warehouse of misery” 35:46 Did Greece bring these troubles on itself? Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The …

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Facebook, Apple, Siemens & Co. – Mein Kursziel

2018-04-04

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ Was ist los bei Amazon? Warum gerät die Aktie nach einem Tweet von Donald Trump unter Beschuss? Ist Warren Buffett immer noch bei BYD investiert und warum verliert diese Aktie seit Wochen an Wert? Stellt Apple demnächst seine …

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UBS publishes agenda for the Annual General Meeting of UBS Group AG on 3 May 2018

2018-04-04

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2018-04-04

UBS
The Board of Directors of UBS Group AG is proposing Jeremy Anderson and Fred Hu for election as new members of the Board of Directors for a one-year term. Jeremy Anderson (born 1958) was Chairman of Global Financial Services at KPMG International from 2010 until November 2017. He previously held various senior positions at KPMG and was appointed to lead KPMG’s UK Financial Services Practice in 2004.

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Swiss Retail Sales, February: Stable Nominal and +0.6 Percent Real

2018-04-03

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2018-04-03

Switzerland Retail Sales YoY, Apr 2013 - 2018
Real turnover in the retail sector also adjusted for sales days and holidays fell by 0.2% in February 2018 compared with the previous year. Real growth takes inflation into consideration. Compared with the previous month, real, seasonally adjusted retail trade turnover registered an increase of 0.3%.

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DAX-Absturz durch Hedgefonds?

2018-04-02

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ DAX-Absturz durch Hedgefonds? Ob der größte Hedgefond der Welt “Bridgewater Associates” den Absturz im Dax selber eingeleitet hat, oder ob er nur eine Menge Trittbrettfahrer gefunden hat die ihm in seiner These, dass der deutsche Markt viel zu …

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24h News – Yanis Varoufakis: ‘Greece is a debtors’ prison’

2018-04-02

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24h News – Yanis Varoufakis: ‘Greece is a debtors’ prison’ ==================================== Thanks you for watching ! If you like, please click like, subcribe and share “SUBCRIBER” – “LIKE” – “COMMENT”

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Capitalism, Democracy, and the EU: Yanis Varoufakis

2018-04-01

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Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and was the former finance minister of Greece. Full talk available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihVcrnFag1s Pythean Heights is a channel dedicated to fostering a calm discussion about the future of the west. In the very toxic public discourse of today very little progress is made toward dealing with the actual problems facing …

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Greece -The Depressed Victim of Europe – Professor Yanis Varoufakis – Feb 2018

2018-03-31

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Eurozone Faces Many Threats Including Trade Wars and “Eurozone Time-Bomb” In Italy

2018-03-31

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2018-03-31

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Eurozone threatened by trade wars, Italy and major political and economic instability. Trade war holds a clear and present danger to stability and economic prospects. Italy represents major source of potential disruption for the currency union. Financial markets fail to reflect the “eurozone time-bomb” in Italy. Financial volatility concerns in Brussels & warning of ‘sharp correction’ on horizon.

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Larger-than-expected reduction in French public deficit

2018-03-30

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2018-03-30

France’s public deficit fell to 2.6% of GDP in 2017 according to INSEE’s preliminary assessment, down from 3.4% in 2016 and below the 3% threshold for the first time since 2007. The outcome was better than the government’s estimate of a 2.9% deficit. If confirmed, France will exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure that the European Commission opened in 2009.

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The Effect of Trump Tax Cuts – Professor Yanis Varoufakis – Feb 2018

2018-03-30

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Hans-Werner Sinn über Hartz-4 und Armut – 26.03.2018

2018-03-30

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Sehr angenehm neben den ganzen irrationalen weinerlichen Ausbrüchen der eingeladenen Frauen auch mal ein paar klare und auf Fakten basierte Gedankengänge zu hören. Herr Sinns Aussagen machen Sinn.

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Impact of recent tariffs on US and China’s GDP should be limited for now

2018-03-29

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2018-03-29

The Trump Administration last week announced tariffs of 25% on USD 60bn worth of imports from China (out of USD506bn of total Chinese merchandise imports). The list of products targeted, still has to be thrashed out. The official aim is to sanction China for alleged theft of US firms’ intellectual property; the US Trade Representative (USTR) estimates the damage amounts to USD 50bn.

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KOF Economic Barometer is Falling

2018-03-29

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2018-03-29

KOF Economic Barometer, March 2018
In March 2018, the KOF Economic Barometer fell by 2.4 points to a new reading of 106.0. Notwithstanding this decline, the present position is still on a level clearly above its long-term average. This indicates that in the near future the Swiss economy should continue to grow at rates above average.

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Zinsen: Stehen wir vor einem Wendepunkt?

2018-03-29

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Niedrigzinsumfeld, Schuldenkrise, Trump – die Welt befindet sich in einer Phase grosser Unsicherheit. Professor Hans-Werner Sinn, einer der profiliertesten Ökonomen Europas und ehemaliger Präsident des deutschen Forschungsinstituts ifo, zeigte an den acrevis Anlegerapéros auf, welche Mechanismen zur aktuellen Situation geführt haben und skizzierte Zukunftsszenarien für die europäische Wirtschaft. Sehen Sie im untenstehenden Videomitschnitt des rund...

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Zinsanstieg = Aktiencrash?

2018-03-28

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► TIPP: Sichere Dir wöchentlich meine Tipps zu Gold, Aktien, ETFs & Co. – 100% gratis: http://lars-erichsen.de/ Führt ein Zinsanstieg automatisch zu einem Aktiencrash? Diese Frage wollen wir heute besprechen und werden außerdem den Blick auf eine Grafik werfen, die besorgniserregend ist. Los geht´s! ——– ➤ Mein YouTube-Kanal zum Thema Trading: http://youtube.com/tradermacherde ➤ Folge mir …

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British pound – Smoother transition, stronger sterling

2018-03-28

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2018-03-28

Recent positive developments in the United Kingdom (UK), namely the transitional deal reached between the UK and the European Union (EU) on 20 March and the strong job market report on 21 March, call for a more positive short-term outlook for the sterling than previously thought. We therefore revise our projections upward for the sterling on the entire time horizon.

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London House Prices Falling Sharply – UK’s Much Needed Wake-Up Call

2018-03-28

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2018-03-28

U.K. House- Price Inflation, 2013 - 2018
London house prices falling at fastest pace since 2009. Values fell by 2.6% in year through January. London house prices likely to be weakest in UK over next five years. Inflated prices make London property more exposed to economic and political shocks. Worries over house prices are having a knock-on effect in wider economy. Physical gold to act as much needed hedge against falling property prices.

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