It has been nearly 14 years since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that the Fed’s emergency quantitative-easing policy, of which the most radical part was buying mortgage-backed securities, was “temporary” and would be “reversed.”  The Fed made huge mortgage-backed securities purchases. The purchases pushed mortgage interest rates to artificially low levels, stoked the second great house price bubble of the 21st century and made houses unaffordable...

Quantum computing has the potential to transform the financial sector – from enhanced risk management and precise AI-driven forecasts to streamlined portfolio management. With the power to analyze complex issues at unmatched speed, quantum technology could transform how banks tackle problems once considered unsolvable. However, this shift also brings critical cybersecurity challenges, especially concerning quantum-safe encryption. As quantum technology advances, traditional...

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....

There is plenty of commentary today about continuing large annual US federal budget deficits and the large federal debt that keeps mounting as a result of these relentless deficits. The budget deficit for federal fiscal year 2024 clocked in at $1.8 trillion, representing about 5 percent of US GDP, and the federal debt is now $35.5 trillion, approximately 100 percent of GDP.The Congressional Budget Office projects that annual budget deficits and the outstanding debt...

An der Spitze von DWS in der Schweiz kommt es zu einem Wechsel. Der Nachfolger von Björn Jesch kommt aus den eigenen Reihen. Damit will man ein Zeichen setzen.

Die grösste Aktionärin der Novavest Real Estate beantragt die Abwahl von drei Verwaltungsräten. Sowohl bei diesen Verwaltungsräten als auch bei den von MV Invest vorgeschlagenen Kandidaten finden sich Exponenten, die in der Finanz- und Immobilienszene bestens bekannt sind.

Der Chef der Urner Kantonalbank soll nicht mehr als eine halbe Million Franken pro Jahr verdienen. So will es der Landrat, das Urner Kantonsparlament. Die Bewährungsprobe kommt schon bald.

Das Beratungsunternehmen befördert eine Expertin für Technologie und Digital Advantage zur Managing Director in Zürich.

Die höheren Rückstellungen für Schäden aus früheren Jahren belasten das Ergebnis in der Sparte Sach- und Haftpflichtrückversicherer. Der Gesamtgewinn im dritten Quartal erreicht nur noch 100 Millionen Dollar.

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....