Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Swiss trust in news media in decline, says report

2017-08-02

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2017-08-02

A recent report by the Reuters Institute shows a fall in trust in news media in Switzerland. They survey shows that only 46% trust news overall. This is down 4% compared to the year before. The report suggests this is an effect of the debate around ‘fake news’ resulting from the presidential election in the US, a subject that dominated Swiss media at the time.

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Swiss franc slides 4 percent in one week

2017-08-01

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2017-08-01

On 24 July 2017, the Swiss franc was 1.101 to the euro. One week later on 31 July 2017 it was 1.145, according to Bloomberg. Over the month it dropped from 1.095 to 1.145, a drop Reuters described as the biggest monthly drop in six years. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has been working hard to bring down the value of the Swiss franc. Speaking to the newspaper Le Temps last week, SNB president Thomas Jordan described the currency as “significantly...

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Trade deal further unlocks EU market for Swiss exports

2017-08-01

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2017-08-01

Switzerland and the European Union today wrapped up negotiations aimed at removing technical barriers to trade for a range of industrial goods. The deal may be a sign that relations are improving between Bern and Brussels.

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Simon Brown and Richard Swain unpack the Investec USD ETN

2017-08-01

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Simon Brown and Richard Swain of Investec discuss offshore fund set up with USD Exchange Traded Note from Investec.

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What is the Yield Curve?

2017-07-31

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What is the Yield Curve?

2017-07-31

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Long Gotthard tailbacks for holiday weekend

2017-07-30

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2017-07-30

Holiday-weekend traffic has been causing long tailbacks at both ends of the Gotthard tunnel in central Switzerland. Reports of two-hour jams on Saturday may re-surface debates about traffic in the region. Southbound traffic waits to enter the Gotthard tunnel.(Keystone) As Swiss National Day approaches on 1 August, this weekend saw large movements of traffic crossing the country, with the...

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UN group demands reversal of Swiss minaret ban

2017-07-30

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2017-07-30

Switzerland should take steps to ensure that people's initiatives do not contravene international law, the United Nations Human Rights Committee says. It notably called for the repeal of a Swiss vote banning the construction of minarets.

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How safe is the Swiss capital?

2017-07-30

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International polls rank Bern as one of the safest capital cities to live in on the planet. swissinfo.ch found out what it means to feel secure there.  The city, with its thriving economy and excellent infrastructure, seems to offer a great quality of life. People appear to be pretty relaxed about personal safety, and burglar … Continue...

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Missing glass eye? Contact Swiss railways

2017-07-29

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2017-07-29

A glass eye, wedding dress and fakir costume were among the 127,000 items passengers left behind on Swiss trains last year. Wheelchairs, prostheses and dentures counted among the unusual objects on the list, which was dominated by clothes and mobile phones.

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Swiss students reveal prototype for experimental hyperloop

2017-07-29

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2017-07-29

A pod built by students at Zurich’s Federal Institute of technology (ETHZ) will be competing to be the fastest to navigate the Hyperloop experimental high-speed transportation system in California. The Swiss pod, named Escher after the 19th century Swiss entrepreneur Alfred Escher, was unveiled at ETHZ at a ceremony on Thursday.

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Men helping at home with the children

2017-07-29

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Men who do housework are becoming less of a rarity. However, it is still the women who do the lion’s share of household and family tasks, especially if children are involved. (SRF/swisisnfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a …

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Strong franc forces Swiss paper mill to close

2017-07-28

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2017-07-28

The closure of a paper factory in canton Bern will leave only one such plant supplying the newspaper and magazine industry in Switzerland from next year. The 125-year-old Utzenstorf factory will close its doors at the end of 2017, management announced on Tuesday.

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Me and my mum

2017-07-28

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Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Tama’s mum, who was a structural draughtswoman back home in Colombo, found a job as a cleaner in Switzerland. She has given up on attempts to arrange a marriage for her daughter. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the … Continue reading...

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Under suspicion

2017-07-28

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Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Her friend Mondher is also Swiss, but with Tunisian roots. He’s a Muslim and doesn’t look Swiss. That leads to all sorts of problems, as we find out in this episode. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss … Continue...

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My big fat Tamil wedding

2017-07-28

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Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Tama and her best friends, who are Kurdish and Bosnian, are all single. They say their perfect man would be Swiss born but must speak their language, practice their religion, share their food preferences and like their music. It’s a lot to … Continue reading...

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Simon Brown and Kate Langlois unpack the Investec Wealth Accelerator ESP

2017-07-27

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Simon Brown and Kate Langlois of Investec discuss the Investec Wealth Accelerator Equity Structured Product.

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Zurich airport reports record passenger numbers

2017-07-27

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2017-07-27

Switzerland’s main airport of Zurich is going from strength to strength, setting a new daily record. On Sunday about 107,000 passengers travelled through the airport in just one day, a spokeswoman said. The figure compares with the average daily figure of 30,000 passengers. Travellers flying to a destination in the United States have been asked to arrive at the airport at least three hours before departure, as separate security checks for...

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Out of The Ordinary Moments: Moeen Ali

2017-07-27

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Moeen Ali describes how the faces of his team defined his #OutOfTheOrdinary #InvestecTest moment.

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Stories making the Sunday papers

2017-07-26

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2017-07-26

Employee work hours, more storm damage in Switzerland and electricity companies’ fears of cyber attacks are among the main headlines in the Sunday papers. Not all younger employees in Switzerland prefer the freedom of more flexible work hours as companies try to adapt quickly to an increasingly digital world, reports the Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung.

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