SNB & CHF

Charles Hugh Smith has written about the we are living in An Empire of Lies. We discuss what that means and why it must eventually end. The surprising thing is how long it has lasted. This is why it's so important to go back to the local investing and keep the money in your community where it will do the most good. Because when it all collapses, you'll be living in your local town, not in the global economy. Which is why you investing always needs to begin at home.

Feb 20 – Cris Sheridan welcomes Marc Chandler, author and Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman. Marc discusses the reasons behind the negative interest rate trend in many European countries. http://www.financialsense.com/subscribe

Why did the Beyeler Foundation recruit Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves to open its new exhibition of major works by the artist Paul Gauguin? No artist is more indelibly tied to the South Pacific, and to Tahiti in particular, than the 19th-century French painter. Better known as an action movie star, Reeves is also an art lover. He was asked to launch the exhibition because of his ties to Polynesia. His father is a Hawaiian-born American. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the...

A skier who was lost for two days in the snow in the Swiss Alps describes his ordeal. Mark Doose, a student of biotechnology at Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) , was skiing in the Diableret region of canton Vaud when he lost his way in a snow storm. The 19-year-old from Chicago had tried to follow the ski lift pylons down the mountainside, but the slope became too steep and he ended up falling 35 metres into a ravine, carved out by a river. (RTS/swissinfo.ch)  ---...

One of Britain’s top football teams – Arsenal – will soon be playing on Swiss artificial turf. The London club has ordered 1,400 m2 of the grass from the Tisca Tiara textile company in Appenzell Outer Rhodes. Club members came to Switzerland in 2014 to inspect playing fields developed by the company. They were so impressed that they ordered the same turf for their own training hall. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)  --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)....

Last year a record high CHF47.3 billion was invested in new commercial properties in Switzerland, despite dwindling demand for office space. Many of the new buildings are struggling to find tenants. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube...