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Premium growth from 2016 to 2017 dampens the development of disposable income by 0.3 percentage points Neuchâtel, 24.11.2017 (FSO) – The health insurance premiums index (CIPI) recorded a growth of 3.8 percent over the previous year for the 2017 premium year. The KVPI thus achieved an index level of 185.3 points (base 1999 = 100). The impact of premium development on the growth of disposable income can be estimated...

Financial assets and liabilities of the institutional sectors The financial accounts form part of Switzerland’s system of national accounts. They show the financial assets and liabilities of the economy’s institutional sectors, which are non-financial and financial corporations, general government and households. The major developments in the financial accounts are outlined below. Households In 2016, household...

Von 10 auf 100 auf 1’000 auf 10’000 Dollar. Das ist die Kursentwicklung von Bitcoins in den wenigen Jahren seit ihrem Bestehen bis gestern früh. Der Vergleich mit der Tulpenmanie in der Hochblüte Hollands ist nicht mehr fern. Der Preis einer kostbaren Tulpenzwiebel stieg im 17. Jahrhundert in Holland auf das über 60-fache eines durchschnittlichen damaligen Jahressalärs. So gesehen könnte ein Bitcoin aus Schweizer Sicht...

Swiss Franc The Euro has risen by 0.12% to 1.1665 CHF. EUR/CHF and USD/CHF, November 29(see more posts on EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, ) Source: markets.ft.com - Click to enlarge FX Rates Prospects of a deal with the EU has sent sterling to its best level in two months against the dollar. It reached $1.3430 in early European turnover. It had sunk to nearly $1.3220 yesterday as European markets were closing, which was a...

The city of Geneva honoured Schwab this year for his work in relation to WEF, which is based in Geneva. (© KEYSTONE / SALVATORE DI NOLFI) - Click to enlarge In an interview with newspaper NZZamSonntag, Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, says that WEF is more relevant than ever. “We’re the witnesses to a transformation from a unipolar to a multipolar world. In this situation, the attempt to...

Black Friday was once the king of all shopping. A retailer could make its year up on that one day, often by gimmicking its way to insane single-day volume. Those days, however, are certainly over. Though the day after Thanksgiving still means a great deal, as the annual flood of viral consumer brawl videos demonstrate, it’s just not what it once was. The change has meant something in terms of economic commentary, too....

The Swiss consumption indicator by UBS shows improvements. The indicator is still distant from the highs in 2012. At the time stronger growth in Emerging Markets and the weaker franc helped the Swiss economy. The UBS consumption indicator was quoted at 1.54 points in October, suggesting that private consumption is growing at a solid pace in the fourth quarter. A weaker Swiss franc and a drop in unemployment provide...

- Click to enlarge Le  grand déballage des  « arrières cuisines » des marchés des changes et  de leurs dérives se poursuit  sur tous les continents . Les  petits arrangements entre traders  sur un des marchés les moins régulés, ne sont plus tolérés. Dernier exemple en date aux Etats-Unis, la banque Credit Suisse a reçu une amende de 135 millions de dollars pour la violation de certaines règles (partage...

Swiss Franc The Euro has risen by 0.10% to 1.1687 CHF. EUR/CHF and USD/CHF, November 28(see more posts on EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, ) Source: markets.ft.com - Click to enlarge FX Rates The US dollar is consolidating its recent losses with a small upside bias. What promises to be an eventful week has begun with the Bank of England stress test and the publication of the Fed’s Powell prepared remarks for his confirmation...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. Grain of Salt Required The price of gold fell $7, and that of silver 24 cents. This was a holiday shortened week, due to Thanksgiving on Thursday in the US (and likely thin trading and poor liquidity on Wednesday and Friday). So take the numbers this week, including the basis, with a grain of that once-monetary commodity,...