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Swiss voters support increase in women’s retirement age

Swiss have voted in favor of the proposal by a narrow margin in a referendum. Another proposal, on imposing stricter regulations on livestock farming, failed to pass. Swiss voters accepted the government’s pension reform plan by...

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US Dollar Offered but Stretched Intraday

The US dollar is trading heavily against all the major currencies, led by the Norwegian krone and euro.  Emerging market currencies are also firmer.  However, risk-appetites seem subdued.  Even though most large bourses in Asia...

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The Dollar Remains Bid, while Sterling Shrugs Off Johnson’s Political Woes

The dollar jumped yesterday making new highs against most of the major currencies, including the euro, sterling, the dollar-bloc and the Scandis. The yen and Swiss franc held in better, but the greenback still closed...

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How Swiss markets help pay for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Commodity markets are in the spotlight as Russia keeps selling its oil and gas through specialized dealers in Switzerland. The business brings in billions of dollars that could be used to fight the war in...

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Swiss top world ranking of business talent

The country which often gets its reputation through the commercial successes of watches, cheese and chocolate has been named the best in the world for fostering business talent. Lausanne-based business school IMD released its annual...

SNB, Nokia and the end of Deflation

Switzerland reported earlier today that Q2 GDP expanded by 0.5%, which was sufficient to lift the year-over-year rate to 2.5% from 1.2% in Q1. This is the strongest year-over-year pace since Q1 2011.The market had...