SNB & CHF

Fueled by unprecedented quantitative easing, central bank asset purchases, and various stimulus packages, the money supply growth rate ballooned in April to an all-time high. The growth rate has never been higher, with the 1970s as the only period that comes close. It was expected that money supply growth would surge in recent months. This usually happens in the wake of the early months of a recession or financial crisis. The magnitude of the growth rate, however,...

Over the years, one of the most common trump cards used to justify government treating people differently, rather than equally, has been the word need. And when used to override individuals’ ownership of themselves and what they produce, its usage has created confusion rather than clarity. In public discussion, “need” has increasingly morphed into one of its synonyms—essential, as in “essential jobs.” But it still suffers from many of the same analytical problems....

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Swiss Franc The Euro has risen by 0.18% to 1.0525 EUR/CHF and USD/CHF, May 18(see more posts on EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, ) Source: markets.ft.com - Click to enlarge FX Rates Overview: Despite somber warnings that the US economic recovery can stretch to the end of next year, investors have begun the new week by taking on new risks. Most equity markets in the Asia Pacific region rose, with Australia leading the large bourses with a 1% gain. India was an outlier,...

Ich habe nun eine meiner Regeln gebrochen, normalerweise kaufe ich Aktien jeweils nur alle 6 Monate nach. Bei Swiss Re habe ich allerdings noch einmal zugeschlagen und 30 Stück ins Depot geholt. Der letzte Kauf lag nur 2 Monate zurück. Hier geht’s übrigens zum letzten Aktien Kauf AT&T. Kauf von Swiss Re Mit diesem Kauf von Swiss Re habe ich nun insgesamt 110 Aktien in meinem Depot. Das letzte Mal hatte das Unternehmen Swiss Re 2012 so tief notiert, dass ich die...

Maechler was appointed to the SNB board in 2014. (Keystone/Marcel Bieri) The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has dismissed demands to increase its payout to help the economy cope with the costs of the coronavirus pandemic. Governing board member Andréa Maechler an additional financial contribution would counteract monetary policy. “We are already making our contribution to the efforts to cope with the crisis not only by intervening on the currency markets,” she told the...

Parmelin says the government will try to prevent a second lockdown at all costs. (Keystone/Alessandro Della Valle) Economics Minister Guy Parmelin says it is crucial to end the lockdown and prevent a collapse of the unemployment scheme to ensure Switzerland’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Parmelin said the government would decide on an injection of additional funds into the state unemployment scheme at one of its next meetings. Failure to do so would...

Switzerland is the undisputed top dog of the global gold industry, refining a majority of the world’s gold, as well as being the leading exporter. But how seriously does the country take its responsibility to ensure sustainable mining and the protection of human rights? “This position of great global power comes with great responsibility because – here’s another thing too few people know – gold mining comes with its fair share of risks and problems,” notes...

What typifies the phenomenon of the boom-bust cycle is that it is recurrent. What is the reason for this? Loose monetary policies set the platform for various activities that would not emerge without the easy monetary stance. What loose monetary policy does here is to engineer the transfer of real savings from wealth generating activities to artificially stimulated activities, which we can label as bubble activities. Over time, these loose monetary policies begin to...

The Blue Lake in Arolla, southwestern Switzerland Switzerland Tourism has welcomed next month’s re-opening of borders with France, Germany and Austria. It believes the country’s reputation for cleanliness and tidiness could be a selling point once the Covid-19 pandemic dies down. “What doesn’t seem very sexy in normal times can be a big plus in times of crisis,” said Urs Eberhard, deputy director of Switzerland Tourismexternal link, in an interview with news agency...