Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy | DAY 1

2016-11-17

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The 6th world conference on active citizenship and participatory democracy is a timely event indeed. Just days after perhaps the most suprising election result in modern history, and after a US presidential campaign full of lies, accusations and stupidities, we are gathering in this beautiful spot of the Basque Country for four days of sharing, …

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Keith Wade, Chefökonom Schroders

2016-11-17

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Im Interview mit cash erklärt Schroders-Chefökonom Keith Wade, warum von Donald Trump ausgelöste Handelskriege mit anderen Ländern schädlich für die US-Wirtschaft und die Börsen sein könnten.

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Swiss National Bank won’t cut record low interest rate again, survey shows

2016-11-17

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2016-11-17

SNB negative interest
The Swiss National Bank, which has the lowest interest rate among the world’s major central banks, may be done cutting. SNB President Thomas Jordan and his fellow policy makers will keep the deposit rate unchanged at minus 0.75 percent until at least the end of the first quarter of 2019, according to the median forecast in Bloomberg’s monthly survey of economists. That would mean ignoring the International Monetary Fund’s advice to fend off inflows...

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Martin Neff, Chefökonom Raiffeisen Schweiz

2016-11-15

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Raiffeisen-Chefökonom Martin Neff sieht klare Anzeichen für einen gesättigten Immobilienmarkt. Die Vergabekriterien für Hypotheken sind ihm aber zu streng, wie er im Interview mit cash sagt.

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Those with less are worth more in Schwyz than Geneva

2016-11-15

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2016-11-15

Freienbach in Schwyz
Last Friday, the federal Swiss tax office published the latest statistics covering the wealth and earnings of the nation’s more than 5 million tax payers – Switzerland has wealth tax, so net worth is included in tax returns. The highest percentage of the very wealthiest (CHF 10 million plus) lived in Schwyz. Geneva also made the top five cantons in this category.

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Which Government System Is The Best For People’s Wealth?

2016-11-12

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2016-11-12

We have created a map which shows the per-capita GDP based upon the type of government in a country. The larger the country appears on the map, the higher the GDP per capita.

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Swiss National Bank agrees to pay out 1 billion francs annually

2016-11-12

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2016-11-12

The Swiss National Bank (SNB)
Today, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced a new agreement with the Federal Department of Finance, to pay the Swiss confederation and cantons CHF 1 billion per year, as was previously the case. The deal will run from 2016 to 2020, according to an official press release.

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SMI: Trump win boosts pharma and financials

2016-11-12

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2016-11-12

SMI vs. MSCI World Week November 11
A rally in pharmaceutical and banking shares helped boost the Swiss Market Index this week as investors weighed the prospect of a Trump’ presidency in the United States. Stocks in the healthcare sector jumped after Donald Trump’s victory as drug pricing reforms, proposed by Hillary Clinton, are now unlikely to materialize.

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The cost of quitting nuclear energy

2016-11-11

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Is Switzerland ready to phase out nuclear power? Experts weigh in on the November 27 nationwide vote on the country’s nuclear plants. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Banning construction of nuclear power plants and limiting the use of existing ones to 45 years: that’s what the people’s initiative from the Green Party proposes. This would mean that the stations …

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How Switzerland came top of the 2016 young worker’s index

2016-11-11

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2016-11-11

Stadler
Where you are born makes a big difference to the chances of getting a job when you leave school. In 2015, youth unemployment rates in some OECD countries such as Greece (49.8%), Spain (48.3%) and Italy (40.3%) were all close to 50%. In others such as Germany (7.2%), Austria (10.6%) and Switzerland (8.6%), youth unemployment was far lower. Why? The Young Workers Index 2016, an annual report by PWC, offers some insights.

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Investec UK: A Day in the Life of our Graduate Programme

2016-11-10

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Our Graduate Employees take you through a day in their lives at Investec.

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When weather extremes cause plants to climb mountains

2016-11-10

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Swiss scientists are carrying out a long-term study into the effects of climate change on Alpine plants. (RTS/swissinfo.ch/jh) The research, centred in the Glarus Alps, is taking place just as 20 thousand participants meet in Morocco to agree the details for implementing the global Paris accord to combat global warming. Biologists from the Federal Technology …

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Swiss government opposes initiative to transform monetary system

2016-11-09

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2016-11-09

SNB money supply initiative
The Swiss government urged rejection of a popular initiative that would transform the monetary system and end fractional-reserve banking, according to its dispatch to Parliament. The measure seeks to put the central bank solely in charge of money supply and forbid commercial banks from granting loans that aren’t fully backed by deposits, effectively ending the way banking has been conducted for centuries.

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US Election 2016: Potential Impacts on Currencies

2016-11-09

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Nathan Hutchings, FX Dealer talks about the potential impacts the US Election could have on Dollar and Sterling

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Europe stocks split on Trump win with pharma gaining

2016-11-09

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2016-11-09

Pharma
The region’s largest industry group headed for its biggest jump in more than 14 months, tempering losses for equity benchmarks after Donald Trump won the race to govern the region’s biggest export market. Novo Nordisk A/S and Shire Plc rose more than 5 percent, after investors punished the shares in recent weeks amid disappointing earnings and speculation Hillary Clinton would push for drug-price controls as president. Citigroup Inc. had cut its...

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How the Swiss capital reacted to Trump’s win

2016-11-09

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The election of Donald Trump as president had strong reverberations on the streets of the Swiss capital Bern, with some saying they were reduced to tears. (Julie Hunt, 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 …

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US elections and the possible impacts on the SA markets

2016-11-08

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Investec’s David Gracey sits down with former leader of the opposition in S.A. parliament Lindiwe Mazibuko for a conversation on the U.S. elections and the possible impact a victory by either candidate would have on the markets. The views expressed in this video are those of the individuals in the video and not Investec Bank. …

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Elderly share homes with Geneva students

2016-11-08

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Hundreds of students in Geneva are struggling to find a a place to live. Now the University of Geneva has started placing students in private homes of elderly people. In exchange the students help their hosts with work around the house. (RTS/swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its …

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David Gracey & Lindiwe Mazibuko discuss their views on how markets will react to the U.S. elections

2016-11-08

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David Gracey of Investec previews the U.S. elections with former politician Lindiwe Mazibuko – watch the full video on 9 November at www.Investec.co.za/Money

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Why the elite come to Switzerland for healthcare

2016-11-08

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Swiss luxury clinics are doing a roaring trade, thanks to a growing number of rich patients from abroad seeking medical help, detox or cosmetic surgery. (RTS/swissinfo.ch/jh) — 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. For …

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