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Kosten: Die UBS wird zur Getriebenen

Die UBS hat sich gegenüber ihren Aktionären zu ambitionierten Sparzielen verpflichtet. Auf dem Papier sehen diese gut aus – werden aber zur Belastung, wenn im operativen Geschäft nicht alles rund läuft. Der Quartalsbericht der Bank könnte dies eindrücklich vor Augen führen.

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Börsen-Ticker : Schweizer Börse legt auf breiter Front zu – Lonza mit Kursverlust – Logitech als Tagessieger

Nach den Feiertagen in der vergangenen Woche starten die Märkte auf dem chinesischen Festland positiv in die neue Woche. Der Aufschwung wurde von der Sitzung des Politbüros des Landes angetrieben, bei der die politischen Entscheidungsträger ankündigten, die Wirtschaft durch eine umsichtige Geldpolitik und eine proaktive Fiskalpolitik stärker zu unterstützen. «Während der allgemeine politische Kurs mit dem vom Nationalen Volkskongress im März festgelegten Kurs übereinstimmt, gibt es einen...

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Migration between Swiss cantons – gainers and losers

The population is growing exceptionally fast in Switzerland. The nation draws many migrants from the EU and takes in proportionally high numbers of refugees. Over the last 20 years, the nation’s population has risen by 20%, far more than in France (10%), Austria (12%), Italy (3%) and Germany (2%) over the same period. In addition to these large inflows of people from outside, cantons with the highest growth rates have been exporting people to other cantons, according to figures published by...

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Commission wants to postpone pension hike funding question

After the successful vote to raise Swiss state pensions by one twelfth (a 13th month payment), the question of how to fund the extra CHF 4.2 billion a year required has been preoccupying many in Bern. This week, a parliamentary commission voted 13 versus 12 to postpone the question and to tackle it later during planned discussions aimed at reforming the pension system more generally, reported SRF. © Hai Huy Ton That | Dreamstime.comMany behind the vote argued a 13th month pension payment...

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How Does the Federal Reserve Fit into Our Constitutional Order?

This article is adapted from a lecture delivered to the Federalist Society: The Federal Reserve is a fundamental problem for the Constitutional order of the American Republic. How can it be that it considered itself able to unilaterally impose permanent inflation on the country, without legislative debate or approval?The shifting theories believed by central banks are among the most important of macro-economic factors. For example, William McChesney Martin, chairman...

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Swiss house prices fall in the first quarter of 2024

After increasing for three quarters in a row, residential property prices in Switzerland fell during the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Photo by Louis on Pexels.comThe Swiss residential property price index (IMPI) fell by 1.0% in the period from January to March 2024. At the same time prices remained 1.5% higher than they were a year earlier. The prices of both apartments (-1.3%) and single-family homes (-0.7%) contributed to the...

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