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(10.1.2) Net International Investment Position Switzerland and Italy

Net International Invest Position Switzerland

We compare aspects of the Net International Investment Positions for Italy and Switzerland

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(9.1) Net International Investment Position

Net International Investment Position IMF

A comparison of the net international investment position (NIIP) of several countries. We explain why asset valuation effects this position at the example of the United States.

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What Drives Government Bond Yields, Part2: Emerging Markets and Recent Discussions

Two additional criteria important for Emerging Markets: High foreign debt, a weak net investment position and a current account deficit increases government bond yields.

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(10.1.1) Net International Investment Position United Kingdom

We discuss the net international investment position of the United Kingdom

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The Swiss Trade Surplus Unveiled

Who’s the Next Downgrade Domino to Fall?…The UK?

2012-11-21

by George Dorgan

2012-11-21

Who Downgrades France MUST downgrade the UK, too After Moody’s downgraded France, we are waiting the next major sovereign to suffer the same fate. According to the must-read interactive graph on the BBC, France now has a medium risk of default, but the UK is still in risk status “low”. According to the BBC, each citizen …

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Standard and Poor’s critique of the Swiss National Bank, part 1

2012-09-26

by George Dorgan

2012-09-26

Part 1: Swiss investments abroad [This paper includes some of the S&P critique, but also aims to clarify some of S&P’s misleading points] Last Thursday Thomas Moser, a member of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) governing council, said that one of the main reasons for the strong franc is the conversion of Swiss foreign incomes …

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Swiss Net International Investment Position Increases by 64 Billion Francs

2012-09-21

by George Dorgan

2012-09-21

Swiss Net International Investment Position Q2/2012

Swiss Gross National Income (GNI) rises by 1.8% in Q2, after Q1 +0.5% According to the latest SNB Monthly Bulletin, the Swiss net international investment position (NIIP) has improved by 64.5 billion francs. The Gross National Income (GNI) rises by 1.8% in Q2. The SNB currency reserves rose by 128 Bln. Francs in the …

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