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Is gold still a safe haven?

2020-03-27

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2020-03-27

There have been moments in recent months when many gold owners, myself included, have asked themselves whether gold might have lost its safe haven status, at least in the western world. Was it enough for two generations, who grew up in a paper money system, to forget the history and the 5000-year-old status of gold as real money? 

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Central Bankers Are Running Out of Options

2020-03-27

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2020-03-27

Corona fears have shifted the world’s central banks into hyperdrive. Talk more, do more, lend more—and buy everything that moves. One after the other, the major central banks took to the barricades, manned the canons, fired their bazookas, and every other military metaphor you can think of.

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FX Daily, March 26: Rumor Bought, Fact Sold

2020-03-26

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2020-03-26

Overview: Speculation that the US Senate would pass the large stimulus bill worth around 10% of US GDP is thought to have fueled a bounce in equities in recent days. The bill was approved and will now go to the House, where a vote is expected tomorrow. If the rumor was bought, the fact has been sold. The first to crack was the Asia Pacific region.

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Was mache ich wenn ich 1’000’000 CHF Nettovermögen erreiche? ???‍♂️

2020-03-26

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2020-03-26

Diese Frage stelle ich mir tatsächlich sehr selten, aber Bekannte und Freunde fragen gerne mal. Was machst du wenn du die 1‘000‘000 CHF Nettovermögen erreichst? Kaufst du dir dann zur Feier etwas? Meine Antwort ist immer etwas ernüchternd, es geht normal weiter wie bisher, es ist nur eine Zahl.

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FINMA unterstützt das Liquiditätspaket des Bundesrats und rollt weitere Massnahmen aus

2020-03-26

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2020-03-26

Die Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht FINMA begrüsst ausdrücklich das heute vom Bundesrat verabschiedete Massnahmenpaket des Bundes. Dieses sieht eine rasche und unbürokratische Versorgung der Realwirtschaft mit Liquidität via die Banken vor. Um die bestehende Robustheit der Schweizer Finanzinstitute beizubehalten, ruft die FINMA diese zu einer umsichtigen Ausschüttungspolitik auf.

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Corona-Krise: SNB stellt Banken zusätzliche Liquidität zur Verfügung

2020-03-26

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2020-03-26

Der Bund, die Nationalbank (SNB und die Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA) haben infolge der schweren Belastung der Schweizer Wirtschaft durch die Corona-Pandemie gemeinsam mit den Banken ein Massnahmenpaket geschnürt. In diesem Rahmen führt die SNB die neue SNB-COVID-19-Refinanzierungsfazilität (CRF) ein.

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Global curbs on medical exports imperil poor nations

2020-03-26

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2020-03-26

Around 50 countries have introduced curbs on exports of medical supplies, including ventilators. This poses a major risk for poor countries, a Swiss study has revealed. The past fortnight has seen nations around the world scrambling for medical supplies and equipment to combat the fast-spreading coronavirus.

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The European Central Bank Is Being Stretched to Its Breaking Point in Italy

2020-03-26

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2020-03-26

Investment/GDP in Italy, 2000-2019
When Mario Draghi’s tenure was approaching its end, I argued for a sterner governor for the European Central Bank (ECB); hence, I was not even slightly enthusiastic when Draghi’s successor turned out to be Christine Lagarde—a patent dove, as can be inferred from her ideological proximity to a famous Keynesian like Olivier Blanchard.

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The Pandemic Is Accelerating the Breakdown That Began a Decade Ago

2020-03-26

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2020-03-26

Personal Savings Rate, 1960-2020
The feedback loop has reversed: by saving more, people will spend, borrow and speculate less, draining the fuel from any broadbased expansion. In eras of confidence and certainty, people save less and spend more freely. 

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Diseases Are Bad. Government-Forced Shutdowns Are Often Worse.

2020-03-26

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2020-03-26

However high the death rate of the COVID-19 coronavirus becomes, the governmental response to the threat will be even more dangerous. If the current blockade of economic life continues, more people will die from the countermeasures than from the virus itself. In a short time, the basic supply of everyday goods will be at risk. By interrupting the global transport and supply chains, important medicines will be missing and food supplies will be...

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Devisen100: Positionsgrößenbestimmung bei Forex Trades

2020-03-25

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Hier geht es zum 30-Tage-Test des Devisen100 Börsenbriefes: https://www.finanzen100.de/premium/forex-trading/ Link zum Tool für die Berechnung: https://daytradingcoach.de/produkt/forex-tool/ Der Währungshandel ist auch bei privaten Tradern sehr weit verbreitet. Grund ist oft die sehr hohe Liquidität sowie die Möglichkeit bereits mit relativ kleinen Konten sehr gut arbeiten zu können. Bei Aktien ist das nicht so. Jedoch ist die Berechnung der...

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SNB sets up refinancing facility and deactivates counter-cyclical buffer

2020-03-25

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2020-03-25

There is no upper limit for virus fund. Drawdowns can be made at any time. Says interest rates to correspond to the SNB policy rate (-0.50%). Will be available from tomorrow.

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FX Daily, March 25: Relief, but…

2020-03-25

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2020-03-25

Overview: Global equities are marching higher. While the Dow Jones Industrials posted its biggest advance since 1933, the US is lagging behind other leading benchmarks. The MSCI Asia Pacific advanced, led by Japan's Nikkei's 8% gain. It was third consecutive gain, during which time the Nikkei has rallied 17%. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is up about 3.5% after bouncing 8.4% yesterday.

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Vermögensvergleich Schweiz – Deutschland ????

2020-03-25

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2020-03-25

Was kommt uns Deutschen in den Sinn, wenn wir an die Schweiz denken? Hohe Berge, blaue klare Seen, freundliche Menschen und die Schweizer Banken natürlich. Die Schweizer haben alle Geld. Das weiss jedes Kind in Deutschland. Oder so lautet zumindest das Vorurteil, das viele Deutsche gegenüber den Schweizer haben. Ist das aber wirklich so?

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Switzerland faces recession in 2020 due to pandemic, experts warn

2020-03-25

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2020-03-25

Switzerland is headed towards a severe recession this year due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus, experts warn. If the pandemic is brought under control, the Swiss economy should rebound strongly in 2021.

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Coronavirus: infection rates in some Swiss cantons now higher than Lombardy

2020-03-25

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2020-03-25

Lombardy, the region in northern Italy where the coronavirus outbreak first took off in Europe, now has fewer per capita cases testing positive for the virus than some Swiss cantons. Recent data from Italy show there were 179 cases per 100,000 in Lombardy. In Ticino, Switzerland’s worst affected canton, there were 329 cases per 100,000. Geneva (231) and Vaud (211) had Switzerland’s next highest rates.

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In Spain You Can’t Use Your Own Back Yard. Police Make Sure of It.

2020-03-25

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2020-03-25

The last days and weeks of the coronavirus epidemic give an interesting insight into the human psyche. Elementary liberties are restricted all over the world, such as the freedom of movement or private property. Yet most people accept these restrictions without blinking, as the state declares their indispensability.

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Three Short Run Factors Don’t Make A Long Run Difference

2020-03-25

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2020-03-25

US Treasury Curve, 2018-2020
There are three things the markets have going for them right now, and none of them have anything to do with the Federal Reserve. More and more conditions resemble the early thirties in that respect, meaning no respect for monetary powers. This isn’t to say we are repeating the Great Depression, only that the paths available to the system to use in order to climb out of this mess have similarly narrowed.

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Global Supply of Gold and Silver Coins and Bars Evaporated In Safe Haven Rush

2020-03-25

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2020-03-25

Gold Price Performance: percent Annual Change
◆ GoldCore remain open for business unlike many dealers, mints and refineries (see News below) and we continue to buy bullion coins and bars and sell gold bars (1 kilo). The supply situation changes hour to hour. ◆ We, like the entire industry have experienced record demand in recent days and the global supply of gold and silver bullion coins (legal tender 1 oz) and gold bars (in 1 oz and 10 oz formats) has quickly evaporated. We continue to have...

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FX Daily, March 24: Relief Bounce On Tuesday, but Turn Around not Secure

2020-03-24

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2020-03-24

Overview: Bottom-picking, after officials step up efforts and some optimism creeps in, is helping lift spirits today. As one looks at the equity bounces, it is important to remember that among the biggest rallies take place in bear markets. Nearly all the bourses in Asia-Pacific rallied, led by a 7% advance by Japan's Nikkei and an 8%+ surge in South Korea's Kospi. Most other markets were up 2%-5%.

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