Category Archive: 2) Swiss and European Macro

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

Yanis Varoufakis on EU Negotiations

2016-05-20

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

by Heiner Flassbeck

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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Yanis Varoufakis Basic Income is a Necessity (subtítulos español)

2016-05-18

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Noam Chomsky and Yanis Varoufakis: “The Eurozone’s Global Assault on Democracy.”

2016-05-17

LIVE from the NYPL Recorded on April 26th, 2016 at the New York Public Library For more events by LIVE from the NYPL visit: http://www.nypl.org/events/live-nypl Watch the full 90min event here: http://goo.gl/nIMFfy Yanis Varoufakis in 7 words*: “Dedicated to subverting dominant paradigms, economic & political.” Noam Chomsky in 7 words*: “Linguistics and philosophy professor at …

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Swiss Producer and Import Price Index in April 2016: Down 2.4 percent to last year, up 0.3 vs last month

2016-05-17

2016-05-17

The Producer and Import Price Index (PP) rose in April 2016 by 0.3% compared with the previous month. The Producer Price Index increased by 0.2%, the Import Price Index rose by 0.4%. The rise is due in particular to higher prices for petroleum products. Compared with April 2015, the PPI is down 2.4%

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Yanis Varoufakis Europe and the Austerity Fallacy (Deutsche Übersetzung)

2016-05-17

http://www.volkswirtschaft-und-geld.de/de/europa-milchmaedchenrechnung-der-austeritaet

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Yanis Varoufakis Guerilla Interview Part 2

2016-05-16

In the second and final part of our exclusive guerilla interview with Yanis Varoufakis, we discuss the Greek media, the The Labour Party’s strategy on the ‪#Brexit referendum and the goals of his newfound Diem25.official movement. If you enjoyed this video, consider donating to help us produce more like it. We want to tell the …

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Yanis Varoufakis Terminator

2016-05-14

I will be back. Hasta la vista baby

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Switzerland 2015-2045: Population Increase by Immigration, Ageing Effects

2016-05-13

2016-05-13

Ageing effect: Swiss statistics expects that in many central and Southern cantons the number of elderly rises more strongly than in others. Immigration of younger people to bigger towns like Zurich, Geneva, Basel or Bern, prevents such a strong ageing in other cantons. French-speaking cantons will have less ageing issues, reasons might be found in higher fertility and higher immigration.

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Pictet Perspectives – Central banks risk loss of credibility

2016-05-12

by Pictet

A loss of confidence by markets in the effectiveness of monetary policies is the biggest risk investors face at present. Cesar Perez Ruis, Chief Investment officer at Pictet Wealth Management, discusses the issue and explains what we expect from central banks. http://perspectives.pictet.com/

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Makroskop – von Heiner Flassbeck & Paul Steinhardt

2016-05-11

by Heiner Flassbeck

Spain Sells 3x Oversubscribed 50-Year Bond

2016-05-11

by Tyler Durden

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

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

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

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

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

2016-05-06