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Switzerland assists Japanese probe into Carlos Ghosn 

2019-07-30

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2019-07-30

Canton Zurich’s public prosecutor is assisting the Japanese authorities in an inquiry related to bank accounts associated with Carlos Ghosn, the former leading auto executive. Tokyo prosecutors sent a request for legal assistance to Switzerland in January, a spokesperson for the country's Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) told swissinfo.ch.

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China’s Big Gamble(s): Betting on QE Again?

2019-07-30

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2019-07-30

China GDP, 2001-2019
As an economic system, even the most committed socialists had come to realize it was a failure. What ultimately brought down the Soviet Union wasn’t missiles, tanks, and advanced air craft, it was a simple thing like bread. You can argue that Western military spending forced the Communist East to keep up, and therefore to expend way too much on guns at the expense of butter.

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Uptick in site deposits puts the spotlight on SNB intervention in the franc

2019-07-29

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2019-07-29

SNB Sight Deposits Increased, 2016-2019
Has the SNB started to intervene. The weekly site deposit data from the Swiss National Bank showed a small uptick but with some perspective, it's a notable turn. Bloomberg highlights the bump and what looks like a bid to keep EUR/CHF above 1.10.

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FX Daily, July 29: Prospects of a No-Deal Brexit Weigh on Sterling

2019-07-29

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2019-07-29

Unrest in Hong Kong and disappointing earnings reports from South Korea weighed on local equity markets, and the MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell for the third consecutive session. European equities are edging higher in tentative trading. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is firmer for the sixth session of the past seven. US shares are little changed after record-high closes before the weekend.

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Lucerne Considers Coach Tax, other Measures to Manage Tourist Influx

2019-07-29

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2019-07-29

One of the most popular destinations in Switzerland is reviewing its tourism strategy and mulling introducing coach fees in a bid to curb traffic woes and other disruptions caused by the large number of tourists it welcomes.

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World’s Central Banks End Pact That Limited Selling Of Gold

2019-07-29

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2019-07-29

Central Bank Demand, 1971 - 2018
In a surprising announcement on Friday morning, the European Central Bank said the 21 signatories of the 4th Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA) "no longer see the need for formal agreement" as the market has developed and matured, and as a result the signatories "decided not to renew the Agreement upon its expiry in September 2019."

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FX Weekly Preview: The FOMC and US Jobs Headline the Week Ahead

2019-07-29

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2019-07-29

There is little doubt that the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy at the conclusion of the FOMC meeting on July 31. We never thought the chances of a 50 bp move were anything but negligible, though even at this late stage, the market appears to be pricing in about a one-in-five chance.

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Why Is What Was Once Affordable to Many Now Only Affordable to the Wealthy?

2019-07-29

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2019-07-29

S-curve of Rapid Expansion, Stagnation and Decline
Let's start with an excerpt from a recent personal account by the insightful energy/systems analyst Ugo Bardi, who is Italian but writes his blog Cassandra's Legacy in English: Becoming Poor in Italy. The Effects of the Twilight of the Age of Oil.

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Federal Court to give verdict on UBS tax evasion case 

2019-07-28

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2019-07-28

Swiss Federal Court
The Swiss Federal Court is to decide on Friday whether Swiss bank UBS should handover data on its French clients to Paris tax authorities as part of a crackdown on suspected tax evasion. The decision has been described as key for Swiss banking circles.

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Real Estate Perfectly Sums Up The Rate Cuts

2019-07-28

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2019-07-28

NAR Existing Home Sales, Jan 2011 - May 2019
It’s only a confusing when you just accept the booming economy of the unemployment rate. From this perspective, 2018 was, and more so 2019 is, a downright conundrum. By all mainstream accounts, this just shouldn’t be happening.

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Expat Swiss Celebrated at Historic Winegrower’s Festival

2019-07-27

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2019-07-27

Colours of the Swiss flag
The expatriate Swiss community has been attending the once-in-a-lifetime Fête des Vignerons, currently taking place on the shores of Lake Geneva. A delegation of Swiss citizens living across the world, including leading members of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroadexternal link (OSA), gathered in Vevey to participate in the event on Thursday.

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Seven Points on the ECB and the Price Action

2019-07-27

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2019-07-27

Confusion
As soon as it was clear that the ECB was not easing today, the euro began to recover, after making a marginal new low for the year (just above $1.11). Draghi made it clear that easing was going to be delivered in September and on several fronts including rates (with mitigating measures like tiering) and new asset purchases (not decided on instruments, which plays into speculation of equity purchases—though I strongly doubt this will materialize).

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US Economic Crosscurrents Reach the 50 Mark

2019-07-27

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2019-07-27

U.S. PMI Chicago Fed NAI, Jan 2006 - July 2019
In the official narrative, the economy is robust and resilient. The fundamentals, particularly the labor market, are solid. It’s just that there has arisen an undercurrent or crosscurrent of some other stuff. Central bankers initially pointed the finger at trade wars and the negative “sentiment” it creates across the world but they’ve changed their view somewhat.

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FX Daily, July 26: Markets Consolidate as the Dollar Index Extends its Advance for the Sixth Consecutive Session

2019-07-26

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2019-07-26

Investors are happy for the weekend. Between the ECB, Brexit, and next week's FOMC, BOJ, and BOE meetings, the markets are mostly in a consolidative mode ahead of the weekend. The first look at Q2 US GDP is the last important data point of the week, though it is unlikely to impact next week's Fed decision.

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Swiss Central Bank under Pressure as Franc Rises

2019-07-26

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2019-07-26

Swiss Franc Exchange Rate
Yesterday, the Swiss franc reached its highest level against the euro in two years. The EUR/CHF exchange rate reached 1.097 on 24 July 2019, a rate not seen since early 2017. Upward pressure on the franc is partly being driven by expectations of interest rate cuts by eurozone and US central banks. In addition, the franc is considered a safe haven currency and typically rises when global risk perceptions rise.

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TOP TRADER Signals mit Martin Goersch: JC Lizard

2019-07-26

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BREXIT UNCERTAINTY TO WEIGH ON YIELDS

2019-07-26

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2019-07-26

UK 10-YEAR Gilt Yield Breakdown and Forecast, 2014 - 2019
UK sovereign bond (gilts) yields have fallen this year, with the 10-year yield dropping by 59 basis points (bps) to 0.69%1, in concert with other core sovereign bond yields. The Brexit saga, along with the global slowdown forcing many central banks to turn dovish, are the main factors behind this steep fall.

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It’s Not Just the News That’s Fake–Everything’s Fake

2019-07-26

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2019-07-26

SPX Everything Bubble, 2000 - 2019
What do we mean when we say corporate media is fake? We mean it's a carefully crafted con, a set of narratives, cherry-picked data and heavily massaged statistics (the unemployment rate, etc.) designed to instill the reader's confidence in a narrative that serves the interests not of the citizenry but of a select few pillaging the citizenry.

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Gold Consolidates Near All Time High In British Pounds

2019-07-26

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2019-07-26

Gold Price, 10-years
Sterling is under pressure today and gold near all time record highs in sterling (see chart) due to the likelihood that Britain’s ruling Conservative party will elect Boris Johnson (aka ‘BoJo’) as its new leader and Prime Minister today.

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FX Daily, July 25: ECB Takes Center Stage

2019-07-25

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2019-07-25

The euro remains stuck in its trough below $1.1150 ahead of the ECB meeting. The US dollar is firmer against most of the major currencies. The yen continues to resist the draw of the greenback. Most emerging market currencies are lower. The Turkish lira is weaker ahead of its central bank meeting, which is expected to deliver a large cut (~250 bp).

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