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Episode 26: Gold in the Time of Coronavirus

2022-01-15

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2022-01-15

This week’s episode of the Gold Exchange Podcast, Keith Weiner interviews independent precious metals advisor Claudio Grass. Claudio explains his sound money origin story and how the rest of the world understands gold vs Americans’ understanding. The wide ranging conversation spans everything from history, to covid lockdowns, to how societies change, to our relationship to money and even political principles and philosophy.

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The New Deal and the Emergence of the Old Right

2022-01-15

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2022-01-15

During the 1920s, the emerging individualists and libertarians — the Menckens, the Nocks, the Villards, and their followers — were generally considered Men of the Left; like the Left generally, they bitterly opposed the emergence of Big Government in twentieth-century America, a government allied with Big Business in a network of special privilege, a government dictating the personal drinking habits of the citizenry and repressing civil liberties,...

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DJE – Marktausblick 01/2022 mit Stefan Breintner & Markus Koch: Gute Zeiten für Stockpicker

2022-01-14

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Im Umfeld hoher Teuerungsraten und steigender Zinsen bleiben Aktien auch 2022 attraktiv. Anleger könnten sich in diesem Jahr gezielt auf die Suche nach den Unternehmen machen, die mit einer vernünftigen Bewertung und gesundem Wachstum aufwarten können. Seit über vier Jahrzehnten setzt die DJE Kapital AG Maßstäbe in der Vermögensverwaltung und in Fonds. Die DJE Kapital AG (DJE) ist seit 45 Jahren als unabhängige Vermögensverwaltung am Kapitalmarkt...

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SNB erwartet für 2021 Jahresgewinn von 26 Mrd. Franken

2022-01-14

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2022-01-14

Die Nationalbank wird für das Geschäftsjahr 2021 nach provisorischen Berechnungen einen Gewinn in der Grössenordnung von rund 26 Mrd. Franken ausweisen. Der Gewinn ist insbesondere den Fremdwährungspositionen geschuldet. Bund und Kantone erhalten eine Ausschüttung von 6 Mrd. Franken.

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How GDP Stats Create the Illusion of Fed-Fueled Economic Growth

2022-01-12

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2022-01-12

Most experts tend to assess the strength of an economy in terms of real gross domestic product (GDP). The GDP framework looks at the value of final goods and services produced during a particular time interval, usually a quarter or a year. The GDP is formed as the summation of consumer outlays on goods and services; outlays by businesses on plants, machinery, and inventories; outlays by government; and exports less imports.

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Swiss crypto industry unfazed by New Year bitcoin crash

2022-01-10

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2022-01-10

The New Year has started with a sharp fall in the price of bitcoin – and some intriguing stories surrounding the Swiss cryptocurrency scene.

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Ending Fiat Money Won’t Destroy the State

2022-01-09

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2022-01-09

A certain meme has become popular among advocates of both gold and cryptocurrencies. This is the “Fix the money, fix the world” meme. This slogan is based on the idea that by switching to some commodity money—be it crypto or metal—and abandoning fiat currency, the world will improve greatly. 

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Why Did the World Choose a Gold Standard Instead of a Silver Standard?

2022-01-06

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2022-01-06

Among those who support the end of government fiat money, it’s not uncommon to hear and see claims that gold is “the best money” or “natural money” or the only substance that’s really suited to be commodity money. In many of these cases, when they say “gold” they mean gold, and not silver, platinum, or any other precious metal. Naturally, one can expect to encounter these claims among those who have made a living out of promoting gold and...

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Pandemic pushes Swiss house prices higher

2022-01-06

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2022-01-06

The value of residential property in Switzerland continued to rise strongly in 2021 in the wake of Covid-19. Property prices are likely to rise further this year, according to an analysis.

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Annual consumer price inflation hits 0.6 percent

2022-01-05

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2022-01-05

Consumer prices in Switzerland increased by 0.6% on average last year, according to the Federal Statistics Office. and +0.4% respectively.The consumer price index fell by 0.1% in December

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SNB profitiert von starker Aktienmarktperformance

2022-01-05

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2022-01-05

Die SNB dürfte laut UBS für das Gesamtjahr 2021 einen Gewinn von fast 20 Mrd. Franken ausweisen. Dieser ist einer starken Aktienmarktperformance zu verdanken trotz belastender Zins- und Währungsveränderungen. Im letzten Quartal hingegen dürfte die Nationalbank wegen der deutlichen Aufwertung des Frankens gegenüber den meisten Währungen einen Verlust von über 20 Mrd. Franken erlitten haben.

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Fonds Im Fokus: DWS Concept DJE Responsible Invest

2022-01-03

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„Entscheidend ist das persönliche Gespräch“ Der DWS Concept DJE Responsible Invest ist ein offensiver Mischfonds, der bei der Auswahl der Aktien- und Anleihenwerte strengen Nachhaltigkeitskriterien folgt, zum Beispiel einem CO2-Emissions-Grenzwert von 900t pro 1 Mio. Umsatz, wodurch Unternehmen aus energieintensive Branchen nicht für den Fonds in Frage kommen. Fondsmanager Richard Schmidt erläutert im Interview, welche Wertpapiere aus welchen...

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The Truth about Tulipmania

2021-12-24

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2021-12-24

When the economics profession turns its attention to financial panics and crashes, the first episode mentioned is tulipmania. In fact, tulipmania has become a metaphor in the economics field. Should one look up tulipmania in The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, a discussion of the seventeenth century Dutch speculative mania will not be found.

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How a secretive central bankers’ club responds to crises

2021-12-24

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2021-12-24

Every other month, the world’s most influential central bank governors gather in Basel to swap notes, reinforce personal ties and untangle the technical details of keeping money flowing around the world.

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Podcast mit Maximilian-Benedikt Köhn: Kurzfristig boostern, langfristig Zucker bekämpfen

2021-12-21

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Nach beinahe zwei Jahren Corona-Pandemie scheint der Weg zurück in die Normalität immer noch lang. Doch auch andere Herausforderungen sind für den Healthcare und Pharma Sektor von großer Bedeutung und sollten nicht in Vergessenheit geraten. Welche das sind und welche zukünftigen Entwicklungen Anleger unbedingt im Blick behalten sollten, darüber wir im aktuellen Podcast mit Maximilian Köhn. Er ist der Experte für den Bereich Healthcare im DJE...

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Can Dikes Be Private?: An Argument against Public Goods Theory

2021-12-21

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2021-12-21

According to many economists, we need the state to provide public goods.2 The assertion seems to be so crystal-clear that it is not even worth discussion in the mainstream. One typical and popular example of public goods in Germany is the case of dikes or levees.

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Falcon bank fined for money laundering, ex-CEO acquitted

2021-12-18

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2021-12-18

A Swiss court has found the Zurich-based Falcon Private Bank guilty of money-laundering offences. The Federal Criminal CourtExternal link on Wednesday ordered the Abu Dhabi-owned bankExternal link to pay a fine of CHF3.5 million ($3.8 million) for failing to set up the necessary controls. It was the first time that a Swiss bank was taken to court over accusations of money laundering.

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DJE – Marktausblick 12/2021 mit Stefan Breintner & Markus Koch: Value vor Growth im Seitwärtsmarkt

2021-12-17

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Die US-Notenbank zieht die Zügel schneller an als gedacht. An den Bond- und Aktienmärkten dürfte es im neuen Jahr zu stärkeren Schwankungen kommen, und die Zinsen könnten steigen. Value-Werte und Dividendenaktien könnten hochbewerteten Wachstumstiteln den Rang ablaufen. Seit über vier Jahrzehnten setzt die DJE Kapital AG Maßstäbe in der Vermögensverwaltung und in Fonds. Die DJE Kapital AG (DJE) ist seit 45 Jahren als unabhängige...

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How the Classical Gold Standard Fueled the Rise of the State

2021-12-17

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2021-12-17

Throughout much of the past century, the idea of a gold standard for national currencies has been routinely linked with laissez-faire economics and "classical liberalism"—also known as "libertarianism." It's not difficult to see why.

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Raiding the World Bank: Exposing a Fondness for Dictators

2021-12-17

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2021-12-17

I have always had a bad attitude toward official secrets regardless of who is keeping them. That prejudice and John Kenneth Galbraith are to blame for an unauthorized withdrawal I made from the World Bank. When I lived in Boston in the late 1970s, I paid $25 to attend a series of lectures by Galbraith on foreign aid and other topics.

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