Archives for: September 2011
09/25/11
If coordinated action is ahead in the Eurozone we definitely think YES!Europe: Something big around the corner?, Sept. 25, 2011We continue to follow events and their consequences (as we do since Dec. 2006)Keywords: Euro, Dollar, Swiss Franc more »
09/19/11
British Independent Commission on Banking gives advice how to ringfence high risk investment banking
04:17:22 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 17 words 
Categories: Stock Market, Corporate Finance
Thanks to Batz for the tip:
Batz: Investment Banking: Denk- und Lesepause? Sept. 18, 2011
Keywords: Investment Banking, TBTF more »
09/18/11
09:26:39 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
, 666 words
Categories: Stock Market, Corporate Finance
After the latest rogue trader scandal in the London branch of UBS it seems to be clear that national bank regulation is not efficient enough to appropriately control foreign investment banking activities of Swiss banking conglomerates. It is extremely di… more »
09/16/11
In a coordinated effort the major central banks yesterday decided to provide liquidity to the markets:
Central banks to extend provision of US dollar liquidity, Sept. 15, 2011
Here is the Swiss National Bank Press Release:
Central banks to exten… more »
09/11/11
Find here two interesting articles on Swiss monetary control:Alexandre Ziegler about the latest peg of the Swiss franc:Alexandre Ziegler, Kursuntergrenze, eine gute Idee?Kohli and Rich after Switzerland introduced flexible exchange rates:… more »
08:02:46 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 608 words
Categories: Corporate Finance, Econ/Stat
As owner of a Swiss, export oriented company in the machining sector I am going through challenging times. We traditionally export to European countries and the US. Consequently, Euro and Dollar regions. The Swiss franc has appreciated 20 to 30% as compa… more »
09/07/11
SVC: Swiss Issues Wirtschaftspolitik; Modell Schweiz im Wandel: Chancen und Risiken für KMU
Keywords: Swiss Economy, Swiss Mid Market Firms more »
Tyler Cowen (with links to Scott Sumner and Matt Yglesias) about potential consequences of the Swiss National Bank decision:MarginalRevolution: Can the Swiss peg the franc? by Tyler CowenKeywords: Switzerland, Swiss National Bank, Swiss Franc more »
09/06/11
August 6, 2011
Keywords: Switzerland, Swiss Franc more »
The expected happened. Switzerland caps fran at EUR/CHF 1.20. As purchase price parity is approx. at 1.35 to 1.40 further action can not be excluded.WSJ: Switzerland Caps Franc, Sept. 6, 2011Keywords: Swiss Franc, Euro, Dollar more »
09/04/11
The Economist has an article about how countries such as Brazil, Australia and Switzerland can learn to live with strong currencies. Each country faces different problems. Tax breaks could be applicable in all strong currency countries. Overall, a strong… more »
XML Feeds- Expertenkommission "Too big to fail"; Schlussbericht
- TOO BIG TO FAIL UND DIE WIEDERHERSTELLUNG DER MARKTORDNUNG, Boris Zürcher, Avenir Suisse
