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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75% Crash – diese Aktien jetzt kaufen?

2019-08-26

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Apple: Diese Aktie gefällt mir besser!

2019-08-21

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Swiss Labour Force Survey in 2nd quarter 2019: number of persons in employment rises by 1.1 percent, unemployment rate based on the ILO definition falls to 4.2 percent

2019-08-21

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2019-08-21

Unemployed According to ILO, Q1 2014-Q2 2019
The number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 1.1% between the 2nd quarter 2018 and the 2nd quarter 2019. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) fell from 4.6% to 4.2%. The EU unemployment rate based on the ILO definition decreased from 6.8% to 6.3%. These are some of the results from the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS).

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Mietpreisbremse und Mietpreisdeckel als Instrumente gegen die deutsche Wohnungsnot

2019-08-21

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Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat der Mietpreisbremse grünes Licht erteilt. Ein Mietpreis muss also nicht allein aufgrund von Angebots- und Nachfragemechanismen zustande kommen, sondern auch aufgrund politischer Einflussnahme. Tatsächlich ist in Berlin ein Mietpreisdeckel geplant. Können derartige Instrumente bei der Bekämpfung der Wohnungsnot in Deutschland helfen? Welche alternativen Lösungsansätze gibt es? Robert Halver mit seinen...

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Brazilian real stands out in EM currency scorecard

2019-08-21

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2019-08-21

EM FX Scorecard, August 21
Prospects for emerging-market currencies look cloudy. The currencies of countries with sound external buffers and limited exposure to global trade should fare relatively better than others.In recent months, the global environment has become more challenging for EM currencies. Trade tensions have increased and are weighing on economic activity. Commodity prices have also fallen.

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Swiss Trade Balance July 2019: foreign trade decelerates in July 2019

2019-08-20

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2019-08-20

Switzerland Trade Balance, July 2019
After shining the previous month, foreign trade turned red in July 2019. Despite a decline of 3.9% to 19.6 billion francs, exports had their second largest monthly result ever reached. Down 1.7%, imports were close to CHF 17 billion. The chemistry-pharma has greatly impacted both directions of the traffic. The trade balance is closing with a surplus of 2.7 billion francs.

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Gold: Groß-Spekulanten kaufen weiter!

2019-08-19

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Emerging market sovereign debt update: yields are falling

2019-08-19

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2019-08-19

Inflation and Policy Rates Average in Some EM, 2012-2019
Yields have fallen significantly in the EM sovereign bond space in local currency; USD movements will be key to watch for going forward.Yields have fallen impressively in the emerging market (EM) sovereign bond space in local currency, reaching 5.3% on 16 August, near their all-time low of 5.2% (in May 2013). This downward movement has been partly driven by the recent policy rate cuts of some EM central banks.

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Yanis Varoufakis: El capitalismo (SUB ESP)

2019-08-18

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Italy: Back to polls in Q4 2019?

2019-08-17

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2019-08-17

Italy: Key Upcoming Dates, 2019
Recent developments in Italy’s political landscape have increased the probability of early elections in Q4 2019, but the situation is not so straightforward. Last week, political tensions in Italy intensified as Matteo Salvini, the League’s leader triggered a no confidence vote against Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.PM Conte will address the Senate on 20 August.

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New monetary policies for new challenges

2019-08-16

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2019-08-16

Towards a New Monetary Policy Style, 1981-2029
As central banks try (yet again) to bolster faltering growth and inflation, it is important to grasp how the ‘style’ and aims of monetary policy-making have changed over time and how they need to evolve in the future.The world is being disrupted by structural trends such as populism, demographic and climate change and technological innovation.

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The Paradox of the Creditor Debtor Relationship: Germany the Debtor Nation – Heiner Flassbeck 1/2

2019-08-15

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Former German finance minister, Heiner Flassbeck, on the unbearable debt imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after WWI, the subsequent debt forgiveness & restructuring of Germany’s external debt after WWII and Germany’s position today as a European creditor nation. Two part series. Originally published June 26, 2013 at TRNN with which Lynn Fries is no longer associated.

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The Paradox of the Creditor Debtor Relationship: Germany the Creditor Nation – Heiner Flassbeck 2/2

2019-08-15

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Heiner Flassbeck: In Germany, unfortunately, the historical lessons are not even discussed.We’re asking debtor countries to repay their debt, but at the same time we are preventing them being able to do so. Originally published June 30, 2013 at TRNN with which Lynn Fries is no longer associated.

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The Paradox of the Creditor Debtor Relationship: Germany the Debtor Nation – Heiner Flassbeck 1/2

2019-08-15

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Former German finance minister, Heiner Flassbeck, on the unbearable debt imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after WWI, the subsequent debt forgiveness & restructuring of Germany’s external debt after WWII and Germany’s position today as a European creditor nation. Two part series. Originally published June 26, 2013 at TRNN with which Lynn Fries …

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The Paradox of the Creditor Debtor Relationship: Germany the Creditor Nation – Heiner Flassbeck 2/2

2019-08-15

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Heiner Flassbeck: In Germany, unfortunately, the historical lessons are not even discussed.We’re asking debtor countries to repay their debt, but at the same time we are preventing them being able to do so. Originally published June 30, 2013 at TRNN with which Lynn Fries is no longer associated.

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Swiss Producer and Import Price Index in July 2019: -1.7 percent YoY, -0.1 percent MoM

2019-08-15

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2019-08-15

Switzerland Producer Price Index (PPI) YoY, July 2019
15.08.2019 - The Producer and Import Price Index fell by 0.1% in July 2019 compared with the previous month, reaching 101.6 points (December 2015 = 100). The decline is due in particular to lower prices for scrap as well as petroleum and natural gas. Compared with July 2018, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 1.7%.

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Der Plan zur finanziellen Freiheit!

2019-08-14

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Weltmacht USA vor dem Ende?

2019-08-12

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3 Gründe, jetzt Aktien zu kaufen!

2019-08-07

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Pleiten, Pech und Pannen oder einfach nur Politik

2019-08-07

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Der Glaube an ein absehbares friedliches Ende des US-chinesischen Handelskonflikts schwindet. Jetzt droht auch noch ein Währungsabwertungswettlauf, der die Spannungen kaum löst und zu Folgeschäden für die Weltwirtschaft und speziell Exportnationen wie Deutschland führt. Wie könnte die weitere Krisenentwicklung aussehen? Und was bedeutet das für die Finanzmärkte?

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