Category Archive: 2) Swiss and European Macro

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Makroskop – von Heiner Flassbeck & Paul Steinhardt

2016-05-11

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Spain Sells 3x Oversubscribed 50-Year Bond

2016-05-11

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2016-05-11

Following a scramble by European nations to issue ultra long-dated government paper, which saw France and Belgium sell 50-year bonds last month, while Ireland and Belgium went all the way and issued century bonds, with even Switzerland locking in 42-...

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DIW-Chef Fratscher: “Ungleichheit schadet allen” | Made in Germany

2016-05-11

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Nirgendwo in Europa sind Einkommen, Vermögen und Chancen so ungleich verteilt wie in Deutschland. “Deutschlands soziale Marktwirtschaft existiert nicht mehr”, kritisiert Marcel Fratzscher, Präsident des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung.

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SPD-Wertekonferenz: Marcel Fratzscher gibt Statement am 09.05.2016

2016-05-09

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Marcel Fratzscher (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) äußert sich auf der SPD-Wertekonferenz zur sozialen Marktwirtschaft und die Anforderungen an einen Sozialstaat.

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Swiss Consumer Price Index in April 2016: -0.4 percent against 2015, +0.3 percent against last month

2016-05-09

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2016-05-09

For the second time in a row prices in Switzerland increased by 0.3% against the previous month. Inflation was -0.4% against last year. Still in 2015 inflation was mostly around -1.5%. Will this rising price tendency continue? It will be a problem for the SNB.

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Kontroverse: Wie gerecht ist unsere soziale Marktwirtschaft? – Prof. Marcel Fratzscher (DIW)

2016-05-09

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Interview with Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, president of the German Institute for Economic Research

2016-05-06

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Professor Marcel Fratzscher, president of the Berlin-based economic research institute DIW, said in an interview with our sister publication Wirtschaftswoche that Germany is facing an economic downturn due to a dwindling middle class. Germany’s market economy isn’t so different to the United States, he said, and the country will need to rethink its economic and …

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Statistics on tourist accommodation in March 2016: Increase in overnight stays during March 2016

2016-05-06

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2016-05-06

Statistics on tourist accommodation in March 2016 The Swiss hotel industry registered 3.2 million overnight stays in March 2016, which corresponds to a growth of 5.7%.

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Heiner Flassbeck – Das Ende des Euros. | Deutsch |

2016-05-04

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Swiss retail sales Nominal -2.4 percent, Real -1.3 percent against last year

2016-05-03

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2016-05-03

Swiss retail sales Nominal -2.4%, Real -1.3% against last year

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Revision of sustainable development indicator system 2016: The revised MONET indicator system reflects the varied aspects of sustainable development in Switzerland

2016-05-03

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2016-05-03

03.05.2016 09:15  - FSO, Environment, Sustainable Development, Territory (0353-1604-70) Revision of sustainable development indicator system 2016 Neuchâtel, 03.05.2016 (FSO) – The sustainable development monitoring (MONET) has been revised. The revis...

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Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter 2016

2016-05-03

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2016-05-03

Switzerland’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.1% in the 1st quarter of 2016.* GDP was underpinned by consumption expenditure from private households and investments in construction and equipment but curbed slightly by government consumption. On the production side, the picture was mixed: whilst financial services and the hotel and catering industry saw a decline, value added in manufacturing,

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Heiner Flassbeck: ”Ekonomska situacija Hrvatske u europskom kontekstu.”

2016-05-01

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U organizaciji političke akademije Novo društvo i Friedrich Ebert Stiftunga, u sklopu ciklusa seminara ”Strategije ljevice: sindikati i socijalna demokracija”, u Rijeci je 12. lipnja 2015. održano predavanje njemačkog ekonomista Heinera Flassbecka pod nazivom ”Ekonomska situacija Hrvatske u europskom kontekstu: preporuke za bolju ekonomsku politiku”. U predavanju Flassbeck govori o europskoj i njemačkoj ekonomskoj i …...

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Marcel Fratzscher

2016-04-26

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Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung: https://amzn.to/2UKHXys Marcel Fratzscher Marcel Fratzscher (* 25.Januar 1971 in Bonn) ist ein deutscher Ökonom.Er leitet seit 1.Februar 2013 das Deutsche Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) und ist Professor für Makroökonomie an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin . ✪Video ist an blinde Nutzer gerichtet ✪Text verfügbar unter der Lizens CC-BY-SA ✪Bild Quelle im …

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Standard of living in Switzerland remains one of the highest in Europe

2016-04-25

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2016-04-25

In 2014 Switzerland was one of the countries with the highest living standards in Europe. This does not exclude financial difficulties, as 6.6% of the population, i.e. approx. 530,000 people were affected by income poverty. Roughly one person in ten cannot afford a week's holiday away from home according to the Federal Statistical Office's survey on income and living conditions (SILC).

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Statistics on tourist accommodation in 2015: Significant decrease in overnight stays in youth hostels, moderate decline for campsites

2016-04-25

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2016-04-25

Statistics on tourist accommodation in 2015 Significant decrease in overnight stays in youth hostels, moderate decline for campsites Neuchâtel, 25.04.2016 (FSO) – Switzerland’s 51 registered youth hostels generated 814,000 overnight stays in 2015, i.e. a decrease of 14.4% compared with 2014. As for the 410 campsites surveyed, 2.7 million...

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Prof. Dr. Heiner Flassbeck zu TTIP: Die Idee hinter Freihandelsabkommen ist grundlegend falsch!

2016-04-22

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Kurz vor der Großdemonstration STOPP TTIP am 23.04.2016 in Hannover baten wir den Ökonomen Prof. Dr. Heiner Flassbeck um ein Statement zum Freihandelsabkommen TTIP. Nicht das berühmte Chlorhühnchen ist das Problem, sondern die grundlegende Idee hinter allen Freihandelsabkommen: Ausschließlich freier Handel ist effizient und erhöht den Wohlstand aller Menschen. Warum dies fundamental falsch ist und …

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Swiss wage index 2015: Nominal wages increase by 0.4 percent and real wages by 1.5 percent due to negative inflation

2016-04-22

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2016-04-22

FSO, Wages and Working Conditions (0353-1604-40) Swiss wage index 2015 Neuchâtel, 22.04.2016 (FSO) – The Swiss nominal wage index rose by +0.4% on average in 2015 compared with 2014. It settled at 103.7 points (base 2010 = 100). G...

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The ECB Needs to Think About Helicopter Money – Marcel Fratzscher

2016-04-21

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Marcel Fratzscher, president of the Berlin based think tank DIW, explains why helicopter money offers the possibility to “circumvent” the banking system and make loans and funding directly available to households and private companies, which would help the ECB to fulfill its price stability mandate again. — Follow the campaign: http://qe4people.eu/ https://www.facebook.com/QE4People Tweets by QE4People …

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Switzerland’s population change in 2015: +1.1%, still heavily driven by immigration

Switzerland's population grew by 1.1% in 2015. 80% of the change was caused by immigration, mostly from the euro zone.

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