Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Swiss economics minister upbeat about Mercosur free trade deal

2018-05-12

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2018-05-12

Switzerland is close to concluding a free trade agreement with the four Mercosur countries – Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay – within the framework of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann told reporters in Bern following his South America visit. Schneider-Ammann has just returned from a seven-day visit to the four South American countries, accompanied by 50-strong delegation of Swiss...

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Switzerland remains top international wealth management hub

2018-05-11

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2018-05-11

Switzerland remains the world’s largest wealth management centre for international assets, but the air is getting thinner at the top and other financial hubs are gaining ground, according to a global report. A total of $1.84 trillion (CHF1.85 billion) of international assets were managed in Switzerland at the end of 2017, says the latest Deloitte Wealth Management Centre Rankingexternal link, published on Friday. This is around 7% less than in 2010.

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Börsen-Talk vom 11. Mai 2018

2018-05-11

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Dollar und Euro haben zum Franken an Wert zugelegt. Devisenexperte Elias Hafner sagt im cash-Talk, ob der Franken seine relative Schwäche beibehält und nennt er zwei Währungen, die ihrerseits Aufwärtspotenzial haben.

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International trade unionists stage Glencore demo

2018-05-10

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2018-05-10

On Wednesday, some 40 trade union members from as far as Australia and Africa protested the Swiss-based commodities giant’s treatment of workers. The demonstration took place on the occasion of Glencore’s annual general assembly in Zug, and included protestors from Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Canada, Australia, as well as other countries, according to a statementexternal link (in French) by Swiss trade union Unia.

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Switzerland most expensive for meat

2018-05-09

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2018-05-09

Chicken
Switzerland has the world’s most expensive meat according to a survey compiled by Caterwings in Germany. The survey, which looks at meat prices in 52 countries, ranks Swiss prices at the top across all meat categories. On average, Swiss shoppers pay 142% more than the average across all meat categories.

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Whatsapp? Not for under 16s

2018-05-09

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Nouvo brings you short videos about Switzerland, Swiss current affairs and the wider world. Keep up to date and watch the videos wherever you are, whenever you like. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international …

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Aidan and Joseph O’Brien on partnerships, preparation and performance.

2018-05-08

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Watch our exclusive interview with Aidan and Joseph O’Brien as they reflect on their recent success in the Investec Derby. Values and stories like that of this father and son partnership underpin our sponsorship of the world’s greatest flat race.

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Is Swiss inflation back to stay?

2018-05-08

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2018-05-08

Swiss inflation
Swiss inflation reappeared in February 2018 and has continued. According to the Federal Statistical Office, inflation was 0.2% in April. Since the beginning of 2018, prices have risen 0.9%. Jan-Egbert Sturm of the KOF Swiss Economic Institute says it shows the Swiss economy is doing well, and that inflation is close to what is “normal” in Switzerland.

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Nestlé and Starbucks agree million-dollar tie-up

2018-05-07

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2018-05-07

The Swiss food giant Nestlé is set to pay Starbucks $7.1 billion (CHF7.1 billion) to market the American firm’s products outside Starbucks’ coffee shops. Under the alliance deal, announced on Monday, Starbucks and Nestlé have agreed to work together on marketing strategies and innovation.

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Results of the Annual General Meeting 2018 of UBS Group AG

2018-05-06

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2018-05-06

UBS Group
UBS shareholders approved all the Board of Directors’ proposals at today’s Annual General Meeting in Basel. Shareholders confirmed the re-election of the Chairman and the members of the Board of Directors. They elected Jeremy Anderson and Fred Hu as new members of the Board. They approved the payment of an ordinary dividend of CHF 0.65 per share, an increase compared with the previous year.

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Thousands of Swiss take to streets to mark May Day

2018-05-05

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2018-05-05

Workers and activists have been celebrating May Day in Switzerland with rallies in numerous cities urging their government to address employment issues, such as equal pay. Around 50 rallies and events are planned across Switzerland. On Tuesday morning, 13,000 took part in a demonstration in Zurich city centre. Other major rallies were held in Basel in the morning, and in Bern and Geneva in the afternoon.

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Demand for organic food grows strongly in Switzerland

2018-05-04

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2018-05-04

One in ten fresh food items sold in Switzerland last year was organic, according to the Federal Office for Agriculture. The market share of organic products rose from 4.6% in 2007 to 9% in 2017, while the share of fresh organic food sold in Switzerland rose from just under 6% to 11.5% over the same period, the agriculture office reported on Tuesday.

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Börsen-Talk vom 4. Mai 2018

2018-05-04

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Der Börse steht kein grosser Knall bevor, aber es kann weiter abwärts gehen, sagt Daniel Egger im cash-Börsen-Talk. Der Falcon-Chefstratege nennt auch Aktien, die zum Einstieg locken – und solche, die zu teuer sind.

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Trilogie des Fiatgeldes (III): Vollgeld ist reines Staatsgeld und somit längst erprobt

2018-05-03

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2018-05-03

Banknotes
Als Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) zur Finanzierung des „American Civil War“ bei den Banken um Kredit nachsuchte, sah er sich mit Zinsen von 24 bis 36% konfrontiert. Lincoln sträubte sich gegen solchen Zinswucher und suchte nach einer anderen Lösung. Sie kam von Colonel „Dick“ Taylor, einem Geschäftsmann aus Illinois. „Just get to Congress to pass a bill authorizing the printing of full legal tender treasury notes

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Unions seek to blacklist Swiss firms that underpay women

2018-05-03

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2018-05-03

The workers’ union umbrella group Travail Suisse is calling for the introduction of a blacklist to shame Swiss companies that fail to pay women and men equally. This is one of 28 recommendations which feature in a position paper published by Travail Suisse external linkon Monday, on the eve of International Workers’ Day.

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Swiss city fights sexual harassment with humour

2018-05-03

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A number of associations have been fighting sexual harassment for years, but now Swiss cities are also getting involved in the campaign to stamp it out. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. …

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A one-way ticket to a greener planet

2018-05-03

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Is the night train one solution for our carbon footprint problems? Nouvo brings you short videos about Switzerland, Swiss current affairs and the wider world. Keep up to date and watch the videos wherever you are, whenever you like. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to …

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Some Swiss train fares to fall in June

2018-05-02

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2018-05-02

Swiss Rail
This week, ch-direct, an association of public transport providers that sets ticket prices, announced there would be no ticket price rises in 2019. Instead the prices of some tickets will fall slightly on 1 June 2018. The price small cuts on standard fares in June relate to the shift from 8.0% to 7.7% VAT at the beginning of the year.

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Why don’t the Swiss recycle more plastic?

2018-05-02

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Most plastics carry a recycling label, but few are convenient to recycle in Switzerland. For 30 days, swissinfo.ch journalist Susan Misicka saved all of her plastic garbage. She filled four shopping bags, but found that not even half of the waste could be recycled. Is it as bad as it sounds? (swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is …

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French strike limits rail links with Switzerland

2018-05-01

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2018-05-01

Rail services between Switzerland and France are limited on Saturday, owing to a strike by French workers against railway reforms. Most high-speed train (TGV) services have been cancelled, with the exception of six return journeys between Paris and Zurich (2), Paris and Geneva (2) and Paris and Lausanne. A similar service is planned for Sunday.

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