Tariffs are by far the most important policy expected from new US President Donald Trump, according to UBS, which is now trying to diagnose what his rise means for the world’s politics, economy and geopolitical balances. UBS points out that only a small part of European companies’ sales are actual exports to the US. Most … Read more
140,000 visits: The Zurich Film Festival breaks attendance records The film festival brought a lot of star shine and great premieres to Zurich for its anniversary edition. But the future also has some construction sites in store. The ZFF closing ceremony in the opera house and the new festival center took place on Saturday evening … Read more
Unicredit vs. Commerzbank: The hunting season in the European banking market has begun – and what all this has to do with the UBS-CS deal The major Italian bank wants to acquire the German “Mittelstandsbank”, but only if Berlin and the whole of Germany do not raise a fuss. But that is what it looks … Read more
The next September 11th is celebrated MTV Video Music Awards at the UBS Arena in New York. A gala that will be packed with the most influential artists on the music scene and international celebrities. These awards, which grant the coveted ‘spaceman’, They celebrate this year their 40th editionin which, as always, they will reward … Read more
Up with Synopsys, down with Saron mortgages – and other stock market tips of the week In “Switzerland at the Weekend”, our money columnist François Bloch writes why the numbers at the US company Synopsys are going up, why the VAT shares promise profits and how you can get mortgages cheaper. The Dutch technology stock … Read more
UBS put an end to a decades-old legal dispute involving Credit Suisse in Mozambique. An out-of-court solution was found. UBS logo at the headquarters on Zurich’s Paradeplatz. – keystone Ad the essentials in brief UBS resolved an old Credit Suisse scandal in Mozambique. The East African state and the bank found a solution before the … Read more
This lawsuit could have cost Lukas Hässig his existence: In December, the Swiss financial journalist announced that the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse, which was still independent at the time, had filed a lawsuit against him and his portal Inside Paradeplatz. The blog, almost a one-man operation, is read intensively in banking circles. Irrespective of … Read more
The Swiss are the richest people in the world. This is the conclusion of Credit Suisse (CS) in its annual study on the development of household wealth around the world. The bank presented the “Global Wealth Report”, which has been published for 14 years, on Tuesday for the first time together with UBS, under whose … Read more
The National Council rejects federal financial guarantees in connection with the CS takeover. Mitte and FDP fear destabilization as a result of the decision. FDP party president Thierry Burkart in an interview with Nau.ch – Nau.ch Ad the essentials in brief The grand chamber voted no to Credit Suisse loans from the federal government. The … Read more
The global economy is facing a perilous phase as inflation becomes “much stickier,” warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With inflation rates picking up all over the world, the IMF is warning that the world’s economies are in danger of overheating. This marks a stark warning from the IMF, which has expressed growing concern about … Read more