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In what has been an approximate repeat of the Monday overnight session, global stocks and US futures rose around the world as oil prices climbed toward $44 a barrel, with risk-sentiment pushed higher by another plunge in the Yen which has now soared 300 pips since the Friday post-payroll kneejerk reaction, and was trading above 109.20 this morning. At the same time base metals regained some of Monday’s steep losses following Chinese CPI data that came in line while PPI declined for 50...

There are opportunities for investors in China if they consider the impact of structural reforms and which factors are driving economic growth, panelists at the Credit Suisse 2016 Asian Investment Conference (AIC) said.   China’s secondary market has been at the “epicenter of skepticism”, remarked Helen Zhu, Managing Director and Head of China Equities at BlackRock. She told participants that market mindsets have shifted and since President Xi Jinping took office, there is a search for...

Avant-propos: Voici la véritable dérive de la Suisse contemporaine: Un pouvoir surdimensionné octroyé à des personnes qui transgressent la législation à répétition. Quand ceux qui contrôlent appartiennent à la famille des contrôlés, on parle de corporatisme. Et quand le corporatisme détient de la puissance publique, on parle de corporatisme d’Etat. Et quand le corporatisme d’Etat ne rend plus de compte à personne, on peut parler de république bananière. Oubliez donc l’enfumage autour de la...

In an interesting interview with Finanz und Wirtschaft, Bianco Research president Jim Bianco discusses a variety of topics such as negative interest rates turning the entire credit process upside down, bank balance sheets being even more complex and concentrated than before the financial crisis, energy loans being an accident waiting to happen, the markets having veto power over the Fed, and gold having more room to run. * * * Mr. Bianco, negative interest are causing a lot of stir at the...

Are negative interest rates merely a sign that central bankers have run out of ideas? Could the policy eventually make its way to the United States? Watch Jonathan Wilmot, Credit Suisse’s Head of Macro Investments, Asset Management, discuss what negative rates indicate about global monetary policy.  

A world in which borrowers get paid interest on their loans is a counterintuitive world, indeed. Watch Gene Sperling, former Director of the National Economic Council, weigh in on why central banks have resorted to the unprecedented policy of negative interest rates and the potential for competitive devaluations moving forward.  

The global economy struggled through a difficult year in 2015, leaving a range of challenges for policymakers hoping to avoid a third leg of the financial crisis, panelists at the Credit Suisse 2016 Asian Investment Conference (AIC) said.   The Federal Reserve’s moderation in monetary tightening is crucial to sustaining fragile global economic growth in 2016, while structural reforms in China, India, and other countries are essential if struggling emerging economies are to regain their...

Luzerner KB macht Crowd zum Fondsmanager 20.04.2016 - Erstmals in der Schweiz ermittelt eine Bank über eine Internet-Community die Einschätzung von Titeln am Aktienmarkt. Diese dient unter anderem als eine Referenz für die Anlagetaktik eines Aktienfonds, der im Juni auf den Markt kommt.  Mehr... Schweizer ETFs legen im März etwas zu 20.04.2016 - Nach zwei schwächeren ersten Monaten stieg das Gesamtvolumen der verwalteten Vermögen im März wieder leicht an. Dies belegt die Statistik von...

Neue Vorsorgestiftung von Allianz Suisse 14.04.2016 - Allianz Suisse ruft mit Allianz Pension Invest eine teilautonome Sammelstiftung ins Leben, die sich vor allem an KMU richtet und eine höhere Verzinsung der Altersguthaben anstrebt.  Mehr... "Langfristig sind wir Rentner" 13.04.2016 - An einem Seminar von PensExpert in Zürich empfahl Prof. Dr. Erwin Heri als effizienteste Anlagestrategie, möglichst viel des Kadervorsorgeportfolios langfristig in Aktien anzulegen und deren Dividenden zu...

Gold and Silver Are Manipulated Deutsche Bank admitted today that it participated with other big banks in manipulating gold and silver prices. In 2014, Switzerland’s financial regulator (FINMA) found “serious misconduct” and a “clear attempt to manipulate precious metals benchmarks” by UBS employees in precious metals trading, particularly with silver. Reuters reported: Swiss regulator FINMA said on Wednesday that it found a “clear attempt” to manipulate precious metals benchmarks during...