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CF: telecommuting and frontier workers, from January new law Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

From 2025, the exemption limit for private purchases abroad will fall Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

USD/CHF is trading in a mini-range after pulling back from new highs.  This is probably a pause before the pair goes to new highs.  USD/CHF is consolidating within its short-term uptrend in what is likely to be a temporary pull back before the market goes higher again. The pair is probably in a short-term uptrend now given the rising sequence of peaks and troughs since it broke out of the range-bound consolidation in August and September. ...

In the year 1949, the first issue of the socialist publication Monthly Review was released. Within the collection of essays, one stood out in particular. Notably, its author was none other than Albert Einstein. Somewhat misleadingly titled “Why Socialism?” the essay reads more like a critique of capitalism than a justification of socialism. In it, the brilliant physicist lays out his reasons for rejecting private property and briefly sketches out his vision for a...

More Federer’s boathouse hits government roadblock This content was published on Oct 16, 2024 The construction of Roger Federer's new villa on Lake Zurich in Rapperswil-Jona is not going smoothly....

The financial media frequently opines on what the daily gyrations of the VIX (implied volatility index) signal regarding investor sentiment. Despite how often it is quoted and discussed, many investors do not truly appreciate what implied volatility measures. We take this opportunity to help you better understand implied volatility. Furthermore, we discuss other lesser-followed measures of implied volatility that help better assess whether implied VIX readings...

USD/CHF edges higher as robust US labor and inflation data have diminished the likelihood of bumper rate cuts by the Fed. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic expects just one more interest rate cut of 25 basis points this year. The Swiss Franc strengthened as lower inflation in September reduced the need for the SNB to implement substantial rate cuts. USD/CHF retraces its recent losses registered in the previous session, trading around 0.8630...

The idea that “if it can fail, it should” probably seems oxymoronic to most people when applied to the economic realm. Isn’t the whole point of economic systems to succeed, to thrive, and to bring prosperity to all? So it would seem. But not according to the Austrian school of economics. Indeed, we believe that the possibility of failure is a prerequisite for genuine economic advancement.As Ludwig von Mises so eloquently put it, “Human action is purposeful behavior.”...

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....