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As I sit here Monday evening with the Dow having closed down 2000 points and the 10-year Treasury yield around 0.5%, the title of this update seems utterly ridiculous. With the new coronavirus still spreading and a collapse in oil prices threatening the entire shale oil industry, recession is now the expected outcome. Most observers seem to question only the potential length and depth of the coming downturn. The case of recession does seem to be one of those open...

CHARLES HUGH SMITH- Italian- Top 3 in the Pandemic. Deaths Surge 57%. THIS GOES DEEP ! CHARLES HUGH SMITH- Italian- Top 3 in the Pandemic. Deaths Surge 57%. THIS GOES DEEP ! CHARLES HUGH SMITH- Italian- Top 3 in the Pandemic. Deaths Surge 57%. THIS GOES DEEP ! https://youtu.be/TPSmBmHLP5E

CHARLES HUGH SMITH- Italian- Top 3 in the Pandemic. Deaths Surge 57%. THIS GOES DEEP ! CHARLES HUGH SMITH- Italian- Top 3 in the Pandemic. Deaths Surge 57%. THIS GOES DEEP ! CHARLES HUGH SMITH- Italian- Top 3 in the Pandemic. Deaths Surge 57%. THIS GOES DEEP ! https://youtu.be/TPSmBmHLP5E

Waiting for departure in Olten, northwestern Switzerland. (© Keystone / Peter Klaunzer) The number of people taking trains in Switzerland has fallen since the outbreak of the coronavirus, resulting in a huge financial hit, Swiss Federal Railways reported on Tuesday. The number of passengers across Switzerland has fallen by 10-20%, while the number of people travelling to Italy has dropped by 90% and those going to France has fallen by 60% compared to before the virus...

Global financial markets are finally seeing a measure of calm return; local Chinese media is sounding more confident that the situation is now under control The White House will announce fiscal measures today; five states hold primaries and one holds a caucus with 352 total pledged delegates up for grabs Italy announced that it is extending travel curbs beyond just the north to the entire nation; further fiscal measures there will be seen Japan reported February...

Swiss Franc The Euro has risen by 0.09% to 1.0597 EUR/CHF and USD/CHF, March 10(see more posts on EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, ) Source: markets.ft.com - Click to enlarge FX Rates Overview: It appears after a few days of miscues, US officials struck the right chord, and the global capital markets seemed to stabilize shortly after the US session ended. President Trump’s press conference today is expected to spell out in greater detail relief for households and businesses....

Fewer tourists than usual on the Kappellbrücke, Lucerne. (Keystone / Alexandra Wey) The Swiss hotel industry could lose out on up to half a billion francs in 2020 due to the impact of Covid-19, the boss of the country’s tourism body has said. Martin Nydegger of Switzerland Tourism said on Monday that he expects the virus to account for some 2.1 million fewer overnight stays in Swiss hotels this year compared with 2019, amounting to financial losses of CHF532 million...

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According to the Financial Times’s February 20 article “Why Sweden Ditched Its Negative Rate Experiment,” economists are pondering whether Sweden’s central bank experiment with negative interest rate was a success. Sweden’s Riksbank, the world’s oldest central bank, introduced negative interest rates in early 2015. The reason given by central bank policymakers for the introduction of the negative interest was to counter deflation. Note that for the period November...