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Dr. Jens Ehrhardt im Interview mit Bernd Heller – Grünes Licht für die Börsen

2021-07-13

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Die Inflation steigt, aber Dr. Jens Ehrhardt bleibt gelassen. Im Interview mit dem Wirtschaftsjournalisten Bernd Heller stellt er klar, dass die höhere Inflation aus Sicht der Europäische Zentralbank ein Erfolg sei, um den sie lange gekämpft habe. Mit Blick auf Südeuropa sei es auch unwahrscheinlich, dass die EZB in absehbarer Zeit die monetären Zügel anzieht, was für den deutschen und europäischen Aktienmarkt nur gut sein könne. Das gelte umso...

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Swiss Start-Ups Show Resilience Despite Covid-19 Pandemic

2021-07-13

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2021-07-13

The number of Swiss start-ups launched has risen significantly in the first six months of 2021 while the number of companies filing for bankruptcy has decreased, studies have shown. In the first half of 2021 over 26,000 new companies were added to Switzerland’s commercial register, an increase of over 20% compared to the year before, a new report by Dun & Bradstreet has found.

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Basel III’s Effect on Gold and Silver

2021-07-13

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2021-07-13

There is sometimes a tendency to confuse ends and means. For example, in traveling through an airport there is extensive inspection of passengers. Before you are allowed to board an airplane, you must go through a process that is intrusive and increasingly invasive.

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Toxic Metals Studies Add to Frustrations Surrounding Swiss-Owned Mine in Peru

2021-07-13

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2021-07-13

Health concerns over toxic metals in remote communities near a mining complex in the Peruvian Andes are gaining ground after the publication of several reports. Glencore which owns the mine, points at natural mineralisation of the environment.

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Tax Deal: Small Countries ‘Should not be Forgotten’ says Swiss Minister

2021-07-12

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2021-07-12

The interests of small innovative countries must be taken into account in international corporate tax measures, says Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer, who has been attending the G20 meeting in Italy. Tax was a key issue at the two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the group of 20 major economies, which wrapped up on Saturday.

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Climate Scientist: More Urgency Needed over Climate Crisis

2021-07-12

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2021-07-12

Climate change is causing extreme weather, also in Switzerland. A climate taskforce – like the Covid 19 science task force – makes sense, a leading Swiss climate scientist says.

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Cryptocurrencies and China Imperil the Reserve Currency Status of the US Dollar

2021-07-10

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2021-07-10

Gold Price in US Dollars, 1970 - 2020
In his book Denationalisation of Money, F.A. Hayek argued that governments have never devoted their power to providing proper money over time. They “have refrained from grossly abusing it only when they were under such a discipline as the gold standard imposed.”

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Human Rights Sports Body granted Upgraded Swiss Legal Status

2021-07-10

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2021-07-10

An organisation set up in Switzerland to prevent sport from harming society and athletes has been granted full association status in Geneva. The Centre for Sport and Human RightsExternal link was awarded the status of an independent non-profit association under Swiss law on Thursday. It has been running since 2018 under a different legal status.

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The Phillips Curve Myth

2021-07-10

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2021-07-10

According to a popular way of thinking, the central bank can influence the rate of economic expansion by means of monetary policy. It is also held that this influence carries a price, which manifests itself in terms of inflation.

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DJE – Marktausblick Juli 2021 mit Stefan Breintner und Markus Koch: Die Preissetzungsmacht macht’s

2021-07-09

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Die globale Konjunktur sollte sich weiter gut entwickeln, die Gewinnprognosen einiger Unternehmen könnten sogar übertroffen werden. Aufgrund der steigenden Produzentenpreise stehen verstärkt Unternehmen im Fokus, die eine starke Preissetzungsmacht haben. Die steigenden Inflationsraten zehren an den Mini- oder Minuszinsen der Staatspapiere. Erfahren Sie mehr im VIDEO-INTERVIEW mit Stefan Breintner, Leiter Research bei DJE, und dem Wallstreet -...

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Swiss Narrowly Miss CO2 Emission Targets

2021-07-09

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2021-07-09

Switzerland has again failed to meet its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, prompting a rise in CO2 taxes. Last year emissions from fuel, including heating oil and gas, were 31% lower than 1990 levels, according to data released by the Federal OfficeExternal link for the Environment on Wednesday. This is unchanged from 2019 and falls short of the required 33%.

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Keynes Said Inflation Fixed the Problems of Sticky Wages. He Was Wrong.

2021-07-08

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2021-07-08

Britain’s economy had been suffering chronic unemployment for a decade prior to 1936. Economic theory as it was then understood clearly showed that the cause of a market surplus was sellers asking a price in excess of what buyers are willing to pay.

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Swiss to keep Sipping from Single-Use Plastics as EU Ban takes Effect

2021-07-05

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2021-07-05

Single-use plastic items like straws and cups are no longer allowed in the 27 European Union countries. This isn’t the case in non-member Switzerland, where retailers and restaurants are taking their own approach. The EU ban on certain plastic products took effect on July 3 and covers a range of everyday items from food packaging to wet wipes.

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Inflation Is a Form of Embezzlement

2021-07-04

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2021-07-04

Monetary inflation is just a type of embezzlement. Historically, inflation originated when a country’s ruler such as king would force his citizens to give him all their gold coins under the pretext that a new gold coin was going to replace the old one. In the process of minting new coins, the king would lower the amount of gold contained in each coin and return lighter gold coins to citizens.

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Banks Urged to think Green or Face Extinction

2021-07-04

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2021-07-04

Climate change is forcing financiers to change the way they think and act. This could have a big impact on their balance sheets - and potentially their very survival. “Bankers are no longer purely financial specialists, but also connoisseurs of the environmental and social footprint of investments,” said Yves Mirabaud in his last speech as president of the Association of Swiss Private Banks in June.

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Swiss Meat and Eggs often not very Swiss

2021-07-03

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2021-07-03

Any animal raised and slaughtered in Switzerland can be labelled Swiss. However, what the animal has been fed could be from anywhere. If animals are what they eat then much of the meat and eggs labelled Swiss aren’t very Swiss.

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Swiss Government Sets Sights on F-35A Fighter Jet Fleet

2021-07-01

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2021-07-01

The Swiss government wants to upgrade the country’s air defence system by buying 36 F-35A fighter aircraft from United States manufacturer Lockheed Martin and five Patriot surface-to-air missile units from another US firm Raytheon.

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The Fed’s Power over Inflation and Interest Rates Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

2021-07-01

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2021-07-01

It is widely held that the central bank is a key factor in the determination of interest rates. By popular thinking, the Fed influences the short-term interest rates by influencing monetary liquidity in the markets. Through the injection of liquidity, the Fed pushes short-term interest rates lower. Conversely, by withdrawing liquidity, the Fed exerts an upward pressure on the short-term interest rates.

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German Stock Exchange Snaps up Swiss Cryptocurrency Firm

2021-06-30

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2021-06-30

The operators of Germany's main stock exchange have paid more than CHF100 million ($108 million) for a majority stake in Swiss cryptocurrency service provider Crypto Finance. The move reflects a growing trend of traditional financial institutions gearing themselves up for an anticipated growth in the trade of digital financial assets.

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Podcast mit Dr. Ulrich Kaffarnik: Wie stark ist das Vertrauen noch?

2021-06-29

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Die Inflationsentwicklung ist und bleibt das dominierende Thema an den Kapitalmärkten. Am 16.06.2021 war die mit so viel Spannung erwartete Notenbanksitzung der amerikanischen Notenbank Federal Reserve. Trotz der rasant gestiegenen Inflation in den USA wird die Notenbank laut FED-Chef Jerome Powell Geduld bewahren. Wie lassen sich vor diesem Hintergrund die Bewegungen an den Kapitalmärkten einordnen und wie steht es um das Vertrauen in den Markt...

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