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In die Verhandlungen über die US-Schuldenobergrenze kommt offenbar Bewegung. Im Streit, der seit Tagen die Finanzmärkte belastet, seien «stetige Fortschritte» zu verzeichnen, wie die Regierung und Vertreter im Parlament verlauten. Die Märkte reagierten erleichtert, zusätzlich getrieben durch gute Konjunkturdaten.

Richard Thaler ist neuer Senior Advisor Retirement and Behavioral Economics bei Pimco. Der Nobelpreisträger soll Pimco zu einem besseren Verständnis des menschlichen Verhaltens in Bezug auf Entscheidungsfindungen verhelfen. Dadurch erhoffen sich die Investmentmanager neue Anlagemöglichkeiten zu konzipieren.Pimco hat Richard Thaler zum Senior Advisor Retirement and Behavioral Economics ernannt. Der renommierte Wirtschaftsexperte und Charles R. Walgreen, Distinguished Service...

US futures are set for a sharply lower open (at least in recent market terms) following a steep decline in European stocks and a selloff in Asian shares, following yesterday’s sharp escalation in the war of words between the U.S. and North Korea. In a broad risk-off move U.S. Treasuries rose, the VIX surged above 12 overnight, while German bund futures climbed to the highest level in six weeks. The Swiss franc gained...

Negative Consumer Financing Rates in Germany Things are increasingly upside down in the brave new centrally planned world: thanks to negative deposit rates central banks have put an explicit cost on saving, while in various instances, such as taking out a mortgage in Denmark and the Netherlands, the bank actually pays the borrower, thus rewarding living beyond one’s means. Curiously, it was just a month ago when an...

Things are increasingly upside down in the brave new centrally planned world: thanks to negative deposit rates central banks have put an explicit cost on saving, while in various instances, such as taking out a mortgage in Denmark and the Netherlands, the bank actually pays the borrower, thus rewarding living beyond one's means. Curiously, it was just a month ago when an offer was spotted in Germany offering a negative -1% rate on small consumer loans issued by Santander Bank.  ...

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...