SNB & CHF

Die Sanktionen gegen Russland gehen weiter. Inzwischen schließen sich weltweit Finanzinstitute, Banken und Börsen an. Vier der größten Cryptobörsen Südkoreas haben sich gestern entschieden, russische IP-Adressen zu blocken, zusätzlich wurden bereits 20 Konten eingefroren. Crypto News: Asiatische Börsen schließen Russland ausZu den Börsen gehören Gopax und Upbit, zwei der größten Börsen im ostasiatischen Raum. Und auch in Japan bereiten sich einige Börsen darauf vor...

The financial woes of the giant real estate developer Evergrande, which carries an estimated debt of $300 billion, have rekindled global fears that China’s property bubble is about to burst. Such predictions have occurred repeatedly in the past, in particular since 2010, and have been fueled by the rapid rise of property prices, construction volumes, and real estate debt. Today, many analysts fear that if the property bubble collapses, the impact on the real economy...

NFTs have hit the headlines with spectacular sakes of digital artworks, such as the wildly popular CryptoPunks. Keystone / Obs/4artechnologies The latest blockchain phenomenon, the non-fungible token (NFT), has generated vast profits for artists and a raft of fraudulent scams. Several Swiss NFT projects have set out to prove that the technology can have a lasting impact beyond the spectacular headlines. This content was published on March 5, 2022 - 09:00 March 5,...

As part of the sanctions against Russia, seven Russian banks have been cut off from SWIFT. We start by discussing what SWIFT is, and then the implications of completely cutting Russia out of SWIFT. What is SWIFT and Why Russia is Being Excluded SWIFT – The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication is a messaging system that links more than 11,000 banks in 200 countries. The system doesn’t move actual money between the banks but...

In this clip, Keith Weiner, founder of Monetary Metals, and I talk about the manipulation of silver. According to Keith, silver price manipulation doesn't exist to the extent where it would prevent silver from already being above $100/oz. He explains that more in-depth, in his article "Thoughtful Disagreement with Ted Butler", linked here: https://monetary-metals.com/thoughtful-disagreement-with-ted-butler/ During the full interview, Keith Weiner and I talked about the what's...

Companies will no longer have to prove there are no Swiss job candidates in some sectors. Moves to cut red tape for non-EU foreign workers in Switzerland will not necessarily lead to more work visas being issued. On Friday, the government announced measures to make it easier to hire skilled workers from such countries as India, Britain, China and the United States. By making it simpler to award B and L work permits, Switzerland hopes that the “innovative power of...

More than a million Ukrainians have fled their country since the Russian invasion. Switzerland said it is activating sanctions against Russia on Friday, including a ban on many industrial exports and wide-ranging restrictions on financial activities, which includes cutting Russian banks from the SWIFT financial messaging system. The Swiss government also confirmed it is freezing the assets of people and companies with connections to Russian President Vladimir...

Overview:  The capital and commodity markets are becoming less orderly.  The scramble for dollars is pressuring the cross-currency basis swaps.  Volatility is racing higher in bond and stock markets. The industrial metals and other supplies, and foodstuffs that Russia and Ukraine are important providers have skyrocketed.  Large Asia Pacific equity markets, including Japan, Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan fell by 1%-2%, while South Korea, Australia, and India managed...

Hiking rates into a wildly overvalued market is potentially a mistake. So says Bank of America in a recent article. Optimists expecting the stock market to weather the rate-hike cycle as they’ve done in the past are missing one important detail, according to Bank of America Corp.’s strategists.While U.S. equities saw positive returns during previous periods of rate increases, the key risk this time round is that the Federal Reserve will be “tightening into an...

Here is the link to the article referenced in the podcast - http://financialrepressionauthority.com/2022/02/10/the-great-awakening-an-alternative-great-reset-based-on-the-principles-of-the-austrian-school-of-economics/