Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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US Election 2016: Potential Impacts on Currencies

2016-11-09

by Investec

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

by Investec

2016-11-09

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

by Swissinfo

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

by Investec

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

by Swissinfo

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

by Investec

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

by Swissinfo

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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David Gracey & Lindiwe Mazibuko unpack the U.S. elections

2016-11-08

by Investec

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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Merkel says Brexit talks mustn’t impact Swiss-EU negotiations

2016-11-06

by Investec

2016-11-06

Swiss talks with the European Union about immigration restrictions mustn’t be impacted by the U.K.’s decision to leave the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “In the EU, we should carry on negotiations with Switzerland in the same way as we would have if there were no question on Britain,”.

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Former Treasury Secretary Summers Calls For End Of Fed Independence

2016-11-06

by Tyler Durden

2016-11-06

At an event in Davos, Switzerland earlier today, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Larry Summers, argued that Central Bank independence from national governments should be scrapped in favor of a coordinated effort between politicians, central bankers and treasury to engineer inflation. Seems reasonable, right?...what could possibly go wrong?

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Brexit is making it too expensive to go skiing in Alps

2016-11-06

by Investec

2016-11-06

The promise of snow across the Alps this weekend won’t be enough to lift the gloom at some of Europe’s top ski resorts as the pound’s post-Brexit slide dents British bookings. Jon Fricker, a property developer in Beaconsfield, west of London, said some of his friends would probably back out of their annual piste reunion if the cost of a long weekend in the Portes du Soleil ski area straddling the border between France and Switzerland climbs much...

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Jared Dillian: The Morning After The Election and Market Volatility

2016-11-05

by John Mauldin

Subscribe to Jared Dillian’s free weekly column, The 10th Man, at Mauldin Economics: https://goo.gl/pp2W73

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SMI down as investors eye the US election

2016-11-04

by Investec

2016-11-04

The SMI is set to finish the week notably lower as investors continue to dump equities amid worries about the implications of next week’s US election, the trajectory of interest rates and mixed corporate earnings.

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How Swiss is the US electoral system?

2016-11-04

by Swissinfo

The US electoral system may seem rather unique, but it actually has a lot in common with Switzerland’s brand of democracy. Here’s how they compare. The report is presented by swissinfo.ch’s Susan Misicka. The original video was produced by Arthur Honegger and Jonas Bayona of the online news service of Swiss public television, SRF. — …

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Swiss real estate market UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index 3Q 2016

2016-11-03

by UBS Switzerland AG

2016-11-03

Switzerland UBS Real Estate Bubble Index

Risks to the Swiss property market remained elevated in the three months through September, according to UBS Group AG’s quarterly index. “While the buy-to-rent price ratio reached an all-time high, moderate mortgage growth and the slightly-improved economy prevented imbalances in the owner-occupied housing market from widening,” it said in a report.

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Niall Ferguson: The US Economy Is Approaching an Inflection Point

2016-11-02

by John Mauldin

Download a FREE transcript of Niall Ferguson’s speech from the Strategic Investment Conference 2016 here: https://goo.gl/eLy5bU

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Börsen-Talk vom 4. November 2016

2016-11-02

by Cash

Laut Marc Faber steht die US-Börse womöglich an einem Wendepunkt, wie er im Börsen-Talk sagt. Andere Börsen in Europa oder in Schwellenländern würden sich daher künftig besser entwickeln.

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Antoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO Barry Callebaut

2016-11-02

by Cash

Nach einem durchzogenen Geschäftsjahr erhöht der Schokolade-Gigant Barry Callebaut die Dividende. CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique über die Gründe dafür und die Zukunft des Kakaomarktes.

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Rudolf Minsch, Chefökonom von Economiesuisse

2016-11-01

by Cash

Rudolf Minsch äussert sich zur Vollgeld-Initiative.

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Swiss rents drop, substantially in the Lake Geneva region

2016-10-30

by Le News

2016-10-30

Rents have dropped across Switzerland, declining substantially in the Lake Geneva region, according the the property consulting firm Wüest Partner. According to the firm, Swiss rents in the second quarter of 2016 were 1.6% lower than the same quarter in 2015. Geneva saw rents drop by 8.3% over the same period, while the region around Lake Geneva, known as the arc lémanique, saw a fall of 7.2%.

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