Category: Econ/Stat
11/17/12
Dr. Thomas Jordan points out in his speech that the long-term restructuring of public finances remains unsatisfactory in many countries and that it would be disastrous for the long-term future of the global economy if the time slot opened up by monetary… more »
10/26/12
Find here a presentation by a professor of the University of St. Gall about causes and consequences (as related to institutional investing) of financial repression:Institutionelle Anlagen unter veränderterfinanzieller Repression und danach, Prof. D… more »
09/17/12
Christian Hott, Terhi Jokipii, Housing Bubbles and Interest Rates, Swiss National Bank, July 2012
Abstract:
"In this paper we assess whether persistently too low interest rates can cause housing bubbles. For a sample of 14 OECD countries, we calcul… more »
07/27/12
Swiss newspaper NZZ has a graph which shows the value generation of the industrial sector as percentage of total GDP of various countries. The graph is based on numbers generated by Swiss think tank Avenir Suisse. The graph shows that Switzerland is a hi… more »
06/09/12
FINANZPLATZ SCHWEIZ
Volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung und Wechselwirkungen mit dem Werkplatz; Eine Analyse im Auftrag
der Schweizerischen Bankiervereinigung und economiesuisse, März 2011 more »
01/14/12
Interview with Prof. emerit. Peter Bernholz on the Swiss National Bank and monetary policy in general (Interview is in German)Keywords: Swiss National Bank, Monetary PolicyBackground on Prof. Peter Bernholz more »
12/30/11
Source: The Economistclick on picture to go to The Economist's charts of the year 2011. Keywords: Global Economy, Economic Year 2011 more »
11/07/11
Keywords: Swiss Economy, Swiss Franc, Swiss National Bank, Euro more »
The Swiss franc is still substantially away from purchasing power parity with the Euro, which is approx at EUR/Swiss Franc 1.35 to 1.40. The Swiss National Bank announced that it would be ready for further measures to weaken the Swiss franc:Reuters:… more »
10/23/11
Beim sonntäglichen Zeitungslesen tut es ab und zu gut, die verschiedenen Aussagen von Journalisten und Politikern zu kalibrieren und auf der Homepage des Schweizerischen Bundesamtes für Statistik die verschiedenen Excel Dateien zu den Wirtschaftsdaten ru… more »
10/14/11
Bank Sarasin's currency analyst Ursina Kubli expects that the Swiss franc will adjust to Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) with the Euro. Expects EUR/Swiss franc at 1.30 next year. Thinks that a "speculator attack" would be irrational and that various specul… more »
10/13/11
A German study, supported by Deutsche Telecom, the German Industrial Association, Franhofer Institute, United Nations University and ZEW concludes that Switzerland is the most innovative countries. Major reasons for innovative leadership are:- Econom… more »
10/10/11
Handelsblatt: „Europa droht zum Krisengebiet zu werden“, Okt. 7, 2011
Keywords: Europe, European Crisis, Eurozone Crisis more »
10/01/11
Switzerland will elect its parliament this October. A major subject of the election campaigns of the various parties is the Swiss economy. Some politicians currently talk of tremendously difficult times ahead for the economy. Even though many companies a… more »
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 »
09/16/11
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 
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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 »
XML Feeds- Expertenkommission "Too big to fail"; Schlussbericht
- TOO BIG TO FAIL UND DIE WIEDERHERSTELLUNG DER MARKTORDNUNG, Boris Zürcher, Avenir Suisse
