Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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FRIEDMAN: Here’s the Real Reason Trump Does Foreign Policy in Public

2017-02-06

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Subscribe to George Friedman's free weekly column, This Week in Geopolitics, at Mauldin Economics: http://bit.ly/2lg2B8R

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A recent purchase shows how hard it is to trust product packaging

2017-02-06

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2017-02-06

Volkswagen shocked the world when it was revealed it was cheating on emissions tests on a grand scale. Now some television makers may be gaming the energy efficiency ratings of some of their televisions, according to the Economist.

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FRIEDMAN: Here’s the Real Reason Trump Does Foreign Policy in Public

2017-02-06

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Subscribe to George Friedman’s free weekly column, This Week in Geopolitics, at Mauldin Economics: http://bit.ly/2lg2B8R

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Donato Scognamiglio, CEO & Partner bei IAZI

2017-02-06

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Immobilienexperte Donato Scognamiglio äussert sich im Interview mit cash zu den Szenarien am Häusermarkt und den möglichen Folgen für Wohneigentümer.

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Switzerland: Chocolate, Watches, And Jihad

2017-02-04

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2017-02-04

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Swiss authorities are currently investigating 480 suspected jihadists in the country. "Radical imams always preached in the An-Nur Mosque... Those responsible are fanatics. It is no coincidence that so many young people from Winterthur wanted to do jihad." — Saïda Keller-Messahli, president of Forum for a Progressive Islam.

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Swiss real estate market UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index 4Q 2016

2017-02-03

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2017-02-03

Switzerland UBS Real Estate Bubble Index
The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index stood in the risk zone at 1.35 points after a slight increase in the final quarter of 2016. The further increase in the ratio of purchase prices to rents and income reflects increasing interest rate risks. The stabilization of the index in the last few quarters is due to the sharp slowdown in household debt growth.

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Swiss fact: 96 percent of Swiss workers earn 3,000 francs or more a month

2017-02-03

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2017-02-03

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A report published by the Swiss Federal Office of statistics, shows that only 4.3% of full-time workers earn less than CHF 3,000 per month. The monthly figure is net of social security deductions, but includes one twelfth of the 13th bonus month typically paid in Switzerland.

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The Trump Rally Is Likely to Pop—Here’s a Hedge

2017-02-03

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Subscribe to Patrick Watson’s free weekly column, Connecting the Dots, at Mauldin Economics: http://bit.ly/2k3CMIj

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Fighting for film funding

2017-02-03

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No one gets rich from making films in Switzerland. While the number of filmmakers applying for funding has tripled in recent years, the money available has stayed the same. The result is fierce competition. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) This year’s “Prix de Soleure”, the main award of the Solothurn Film Festival, was presented on January 26 to the …

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Trump’s Top FDA Picks Could Radically Reform Anti-Aging Science

2017-02-02

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Subscribe to Patrick Cox’s free weekly column, Tech Digest, at Mauldin Economics: http://bit.ly/2kbd4Cd

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Wolfgang Bauer, Anleihenspezialist M&G

2017-02-02

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Für Unternehmensanleihen verbessert sich das Umfeld, sagt Fondsmanager Wolfgang Bauer im cash-Video-Interview. Er erklärt, wieso er «Corporate Bonds» Staatsanleihen vorzieht und wieso ein tieferes Rating attraktiv ist.

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Oswald Grübel, Ex-UBS und -CS-Chef

2017-02-02

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Oswald Grübel rät im Video-Interview, das Motto «America first» ernst zu nehmen. Unter Donald Trump werde es von den USA nichts mehr umsonst geben, ist der ex-Chef der UBS und Credit Suisse überzeugt.

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More than 3,000 state beneficiaries in Geneva admit not declaring assets or other income

2017-02-01

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2017-02-01

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Last October, Geneva state councillor Mauro Poggia, had his department send out close to 91,000 letters to those receiving social benefits, asking them to contact the authorities if they had failed to declare any assets or income. Laurent Paoliello, a spokesperson from the DEAS, said they received 3,200 letters back. So far, we haven’t been through all the letters, he said.

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Predicting the weather using ants

2017-02-01

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Martin Horat is one of six so-called “weather prophets” in canton Schwyz who base their forecasts on observations of a number of natural phenomena, including the thickness of ants’ thighs. (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 …

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Alan Hippe, Finanzchef Roche

2017-02-01

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Entgegen der Markterwartungen steigen die Wertpapiere von Roche am Mittwoch deutlich. Alan Hippe, Finanzchef des Pharmakonzerns, überrascht das nicht sonderlich, wie er im cash-Video-Interview sagt.

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John Mauldin on ‘The Age of Trump’

2017-01-31

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Trump’s Trade Policies and Their Implications Explained

2017-01-30

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Subscribe to Jared Dillian’s free weekly column, The 10th Man, at Mauldin Economics: http://bit.ly/2jx5lQu

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Sergio Ermotti, CEO der UBS

2017-01-30

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Laut Konzernchef Sergio Ermotti kann die UBS auf Veränderungen reagieren, die durch das Austrittsvotum der Briten aus der EU entstehen. Sorgen macht ihm der EU-Marktzutritt der Schweizer Banken.

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Manuela Rabener, Mitgründerin Scalable Capital

2017-01-30

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Automatisierte Vermögensverwaltung hat Potenzial, tut sich vielerorts aber noch schwer. Manuela Rabener vom Robo Advisor Scalable Capital setzt auf Kooperationen – und hat die Schweiz im Fokus.

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Those over 25 may pay more for Swiss health insurance

2017-01-28

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2017-01-28

The Swiss States Council commission on public health endorsed a plan that could lead to higher health insurance premiums for those over 25. Swiss health insurance providers are required to pay into a communal pot to spread risk between insurance companies.

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