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Biden’s New Budget Plan Means Trump-Era Mega Spending Will Continue

2021-04-12

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2021-04-12

US Federal Spending, In Millions of 2019 Dollars
The reality of federal spending under Donald Trump did much to put to rest the obviously wrong and long-disproved notion that Republicans are the political party of “fiscal responsibility.” With George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, it was pretty much “full speed ahead” as far as federal spending was concerned. Under George W. Bush, some of the biggest budget-busting years were those during which the Republicans also controlled Congress.

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Foreign firms creating more jobs in Switzerland despite pandemic

2021-04-11

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2021-04-11

Switzerland has remained an attractive location for foreign firms, creating more jobs last year than in 2019 - despite the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Swiss public television SRF and RTS have reported.

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DJE – Marktausblick April 2021: Aufholeffekte für Corona-Verlierer

2021-04-09

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Der Aufwärtstrend an den Börsen setzt sich zunächst fort, die Notenbanken haben den Boden üppig bereitet. Selektive Technologiewerte und besonders wenig steuersensible und wachstumsstarke Cleantech-Werte bleiben attraktiv. Corona-Verlierer wie die Pharmabranche haben Aufholpotenzial. Seit über vier Jahrzehnten setzt die DJE Kapital AG Maßstäbe in der Vermögensverwaltung und in Fonds.

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DJE – Dividende & Substanz: Interview mit Dr. Jan Ehrhardt

2021-04-09

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Idee mit Substanz und Kontinuität. Dr. Jan Ehrhardt managt den DJE – Dividende & Substanz seit seiner Auflage im Januar 2003. Der globale Aktienfonds besticht einerseits durch eine im Vergleich zu weltweiten Aktien überdurchschnittlich hohe Dividendenrendite. Anderseits verhilft der Fokus auf die Substanz der Unternehmen, wie z.B. Eigenkapitalrendite, freier Cashflow und Verschuldungsgrad, zu einer in der Regel unterdurchschnittlichen...

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All electric pledge by Swiss car-sharing firm

2021-04-08

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2021-04-08

Car-sharing company Mobility says it will electrify its entire fleet of 3,000 vehicles and build a network of e-charging stations by 2030.

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The Annapolis Convention: The Beginning of the Counterrevolution

2021-04-08

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2021-04-08

By 1787, the nationalist forces were in a far stronger position than during the Revolutionary War to make their dreams of central power come true. Now, in addition to the reactionary ideologues and financial oligarchs, public creditors, and disgruntled ex-army officers, other groups, some recruited by the depression of the mid-1780s, were ready to be mobilized into an ultra-conservative constituency.

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Switzerland asks EU for exception to vaccine export rules

2021-04-05

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2021-04-05

As of this week, Switzerland can no longer import Covid vaccines from the European Union (EU) without a special license. Officials in Bern have asked to be granted an exception to the stricter conditions.

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Swiss firms hold out hopes in US infrastructure upgrade

2021-04-04

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2021-04-04

US President Joe Biden’s major infrastructure plan is raising high hopes for Swiss firms in the construction and building industry. Although first contracts are expected to go to local firms, experts believe Swiss firms could score opportunities thanks to their specialisation and presence in the US market.

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Nestlé attacks food benefits of Brazilian workers during the pandemic

2021-04-03

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2021-04-03

The Swiss multinational is celebrating 100 years in Brazil but its poorest workers face food voucher cuts amid rising food prices caused by the pandemic. After a century of doing business in Brazil – Nestlé’s fifth largest market with CHF2.79 billion ($2.94 billion) in sales in 2020 – the Swiss food manufacturer faces the discontent of trade unions in the South American country. 

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Pandemic diplomacy in the Western Balkans

2021-04-03

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2021-04-03

The business of fighting Covid-19 is now estimated at around $150 billion. As of March 2021, 354 million vaccine doses have been delivered – 90 percent of them to countries that are home to only 10 percent of the world’s population. If 65 to 85 percent of people have to be vaccinated to reach global immunity, then it is unlikely to happen this year.

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The Economic Effects of Pandemics: An Austrian Analysis

2021-04-03

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2021-04-03

Traditionally, Austrian theorists have focused with particular interest on the recurrent cycles of boom and recession that affect our economies and on studying the relationship between these cycles and certain characteristic modifications to the structure of capital-goods stages.

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Switzerland and ILO sign agreement on development cooperation

2021-04-02

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2021-04-02

Economics Minister Guy Parmelin and the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, have concluded an agreement on development cooperation. Parmelin, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, also announced that Switzerland had joined a global platform to combat child labour, forced labour and human trafficking, the government said on Thursday.

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Private sector joins government to protect ‘Swissness’ abroad

2021-04-01

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2021-04-01

Major industry associations have joined forces with public agencies to combat free-riders who abuse the “Swiss brand” abroad. The association for Swissness enforcement is intended to foster coordinated action against the wrongful use abroad of Swiss indications of source.

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Anlagepolitik der SNB laut Studie wenig nachhaltig

2021-03-31

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2021-03-31

Der Vergleich der Klimaschutzanstrengungen verschiedener Zentralbanken zeige, dass die SNB im internationalen Vergleich der G20-Staaten lediglich 24 von 130 Punkten erreiche, heisst es in einem Communiqué vom Mittwoch. Damit lande die SNB auf dem achten Rang hinter Ländern wie China, Brasilien und den europäischen Nachbarländern.

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Electric cars are on the way, but is Switzerland ready?

2021-03-30

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2021-03-30

Last year saw a surge in new electric vehicle (EV) sales worldwide and Switzerland was no exception. But the experience of frontrunner countries like Norway shows that some things will have to change if the Swiss electric car revolution is to keep pace in the years ahead and reduce carbon emissions.

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Credit Suisse and Nomura warn of losses after Archegos-linked sell-off

2021-03-30

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2021-03-30

Credit Suisse and Nomura have warned of large losses after a fire sale of about $20bn of Chinese and US stocks, as their client Archegos Capital Management was forced into a huge unwinding of assets.

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Credit Suisse warns of ‘highly significant’ loss linked to hedge fund

2021-03-29

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2021-03-29

The Swiss bank Credit Suisse says it may face a “highly significant” loss in the first quarter due to an unnamed American hedge fund client defaulting on margin calls. In a statement issued on Monday, the bank said: “While at this time it is premature to quantify the exact size of the loss resulting from this exit, it could be highly significant and material to our first quarter results”.

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Covid-19: Can Swiss artists survive on current support measures?

2021-03-29

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2021-03-29

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the Swiss arts scene. Support measures have been introduced to “preserve cultural diversity” and some cantons have even launched monthly income support schemes for artists. But will these measures be enough?

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How the Swiss central bank could control the cost of pandemic debt

2021-03-18

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2021-03-18

The cost of paying off spiralling national debt in the United States and Switzerland is rising as interest rates increase. This makes the financing of pandemic expenditure more expensive. That's not a problem in Japan where the central bank is holding interest rates in check. Would the Japanese recipe also be something for Switzerland?

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How vaccine passports may make Swiss e-ID rejection obsolete

2021-03-17

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2021-03-17

UN economist Ian Richards argues that Swiss voters' fears of a proposal for an e-ID may be swept away as more countries see the benefits of digitising documents, including vaccine passports.

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