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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Owen Jones and Yanis Varoufakis – British exit

2016-06-02

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Owen Jones met Yanis Varoufakis, who said a British exit from the European Union would only serve to speed up the disintegration of the EU. In the end, the only beneficiaries would be xenophobes, racists and ultra-nationalists everywhere, he says.

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Yanis Varoufakis, a Errejón: “No necesitan consejos, Podemos sabe qué hay que hacer”

2016-06-02

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Yanis Varoufakis habla con Íñigo Errejón, número dos de Podemos, en Al Rojo Vivo. El exministro señala “que no necesitan consejos” y Errejón le agradece sus palabras y le manda un abrazo.

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Swiss Retail Sales: -2.4 percent Y/Y nominal and Real -1.9 percent real

2016-06-02

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2016-06-02

Retail sales in several countries like Germany, Italy, Japan and Switzerland continue to fall. In the United States they have strongly risen recently. We should remind readers, that used goods sold via Ebay or similar, are not contained in this statistics. Still they create economic value for the purchases. By mentality, Swiss, Germans or Japanese pay more attention so that used goods do not lose their value so quickly.

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Yanis Varoufakis on “The Economic Trends and Challenges Shaping the Future”

2016-05-31

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Yanis Varoufakis, former Minister of Finance, Greece In January 2015, Yanis Varoufakis was appointed finance minister by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after the election victory of Syriza in the parliamentary election. Varoufakis resigned as Finance Minister in July 2015. Varoufakis has studied economics in the UK, first at the University of Essex and then mathematical …

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DiEM25 – Another Europe is Possible – Yanis Varoufakis

2016-05-31

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‘Vote In – Another Europe is Possible’ – Logan Hall, UCL – 28th May 2016

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Yanis Varoufakis Basic Income is a Necessity

2016-05-30

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Anthony Barnett talks to Yanis Varoufakis at Another Europe Is Possible

2016-05-30

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openDemocracy founder Anthony Barnett discusses DiEM25, Brexit and European democracy with Yanis Varoufakis. Recorded at the Another Europe is Possible event in London, 28 May 2016.

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Yanis Varoufakis’s speech at Opening Plenary of Another Europe is Possible | DiEM25

2016-05-30

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Yanis Varoufakis Guerilla interview | DiEM25

2016-05-30

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Yanis Varoufakis and Noam Chomsky

2016-05-29

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YANIS VAROUFAKIS | NOAM CHOMSKY, NYPL, 26 April 2016 Full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szIGZVrSAyc

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Yanis Varoufakis speech at Another Europe is Possible

2016-05-29

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Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis gives a speech at the Another Europe Is Possible conference on the aims of the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25) and why the British left should vote to stay in the EU.

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Another Europe is Possible: DiEM25 Session with Yanis Varoufakis

2016-05-28

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Another Europe is Possible Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) Institute of Education, London Yanis Varoufakis, DiEM25 James Schneider, Momentum Zoe Gardner, migrants’ rights activist Mary Kaldor, professor of global governance, LSE

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Industrial Production Recovers in March: Strong Franc Digested?

2016-05-27

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2016-05-27

The sector that got hit most by the sudden appreciation of the Swiss franc, was the industrial production. They must compete with Germany, that benefits of the weak euro. The newest data show that the industry sector has strongly recovered. This opens the question once again, if the Swiss franc is really overvalued? Certainly not against the dollar, other sectors like pharmaceuticals and chemicals export at lot to the United States.

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Yanis Varoufakis spricht über Privatisierung, Menschenrechte & Kapitalismus

2016-05-25

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In diesem Interview mit dem ehemaligen griechischen Finanzminister und Gründer von „DiEM25“ (Demokratie in Europa Bewegung 2025) Yanis Varoufakis werden vielen Themen diskutiert, unter anderem Privatisierung, Menschenrechte, Medien, seine Erfahrung mit der EU und über die Möglichkeiten des Kapitalismus sich zu reformieren. – Werden die von der Troika eingeführten Privatisierungspläne der griechischen Bevölkerung zugutekommen? – …...

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Yanis Varoufakis on Privatization, Human Rights, Media, EU Negotiations & Capitalism

2016-05-25

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In this interview with the former finance minister of Greece and founder of DiEM25 (Democracy in Europe Movement 2025), Yanis Varoufakis a host of issues are discussed which include privatization, human rights, media, his experience with the EU and capitalism’s ability to reform. – Will privatization schemes, that are being implemented by the Troika, benefit …

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Yanis Varoufakis – ‘Political Economy: The Social Sciences’ Red Pill’

2016-05-25

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A lecture given by former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, at the University of Sydney, to celebrate his appointment as Honorary Professor in the Department of Political Economy.

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Working Hours increased in 2015

2016-05-23

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2016-05-23

The total number of hours worked in Switzerland reached 7.889 billion in 2015, representing an increase of 2.3% compared with the previous year. Major reason were the increased number of employees and less bank holidays. Between 2011 and 2015, the actual weekly hours worked by full-time employees declined very slightly and stood at 41 hours and 17 minutes, whereas the number of weeks of annual holiday continued its gradual increase, reaching 5.15...

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Yanis Varoufakis Guerilla interview – PART I | DiEM25

2016-05-23

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Yanis Varoufakis on EU Negotiations

2016-05-20

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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis discusses what he believes will happen in the next round of negotiations between the European Union and Greece and explains what he feels is fundamentally wrong with the terms upon which those negotiations will proceed. Watch economist Yanis Varoufakis in our latest RSA Spotlight – the edits which take …

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Deutschlands Rolle in der Europäischen Union mit Heiner Flassbeck

2016-05-18

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Im ersten Teil des Gesprächs räumt Heiner Flassbeck mit dem Mythos auf, Griechenland habe die europäische Finanzkrise verursacht. Er erläutert, wie Deutschland durch das Senken bzw. nicht Anheben der Löhne trotz steigender Produktivität seine Arbeitslosigkeit exportiert hat. Was sind die finanz- und arbeitspolitischen Maßnahmen, die zur Krise geführt haben? Wieso hat man in Deutschland nicht …

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