Tag Archive: investment

Q1 – Q3 2016 China Net Gold Import Hits 905 Tonnes

2016-11-28

Shanghai Gold Exchange SGE Withdrawals September 2016

Withdrawals from the vaults of the Shanghai Gold Exchange, which can be used as a proxy for Chinese wholesale gold demand, reached 1,406 tonnes in the first three quarters of 2016. Supply that went through the central bourse consisted of at least 905 tonnes imported gold, roughly 335 tonnes of domestic mine output, and 166 tonnes in scrap supply and other flows recycled through the exchange.

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Are Emerging Markets Still “A Thing”?

2016-11-18

by Chris MacIntosh

2016-11-18

Last week I jumped on a call with an old friend Thomas Hugger who I hadn't spoken with in months. I recorded the call for your enjoyment but first a quick bit of background to Thomas. Thomas is a Swiss fund manager living and working in Asian frontier markets such as Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Cambodia, which is a bit like taking a Rolls Royce through the Gobi desert if you think about it.

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Gold Surges Post-Trump, Nears Heaviest Volume Day Ever

2016-11-09

by Tyler Durden

2016-11-09

Gold futures had their heaviest day of trading during April 2013 when a mysterious flash crash sent the precious metal collapsing with no clear fundamental/news catalyst. In June, Brexit sparked massive volume buying in the barbarous relic, but overnight, as a Trump victory became more and more of a reality, gold futures are approaching their busiest day ever.

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Switzerland GDP Q1 2016: +0.1 percent QoQ, +0.7 percent YoY

2016-06-03

by George Dorgan

2016-06-03

Q/Q GDP growth: +0.1%, YoY GDP growth: +0.7%. Until 2014, Swiss GDP was driven by net exports: Exports were rising more quickly than imports, which improved GDP. Positive change in the trade balance in goods: +8.1% YoY exports, +1.4% YoY imports in Q1/2016. Negative change in the trade balance for services: export +2.0%, import +6.7% YoY In 2015 and in Q1/2016 the main GDP drivers were consumption (+1.3% YoY in Q1/2016) and investment...

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Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter 2016

2016-05-03

by SECO

2016-05-03

Switzerland’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.1% in the 1st quarter of 2016.* GDP was underpinned by consumption expenditure from private households and investments in construction and equipment but curbed slightly by government consumption. On the production side, the picture was mixed: whilst financial services and the hotel and catering industry saw a decline, value added in manufacturing,

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