From a regional bank collapse to a global banking crisis
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has resulted in franticness in the banking sector often compared to the 2008 financial crisis....
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Joël Strauber
- 7 days ago
High-frequency Trading, the silent financial revolution: Understanding its opportunities and issues.
Despite revolutionizing the financial industry, professionals often understate high-frequency trading (HFT). Nevertheless, HFT influences...
Romain Bachmann
- Feb 21
Inflation and Central Bank Independence - The Case of Türkiye
Amidst the current wave of inflation felt across the world the Republic of Türkiye has recently recorded some of the comparatively...
Noé Kuhn
- Feb 14
Russian Trundle
Swiftly following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the West spearheaded by the US unleashed the “mother of all sanctions” onto Russia....
Aram Jivan Chetirian
- Feb 7
Why does Switzerland seem to be insulated from inflation?
For the first time in this millennium, a majority of developed economies have seen a yearly inflation of two digits which ushered in what...
Alessandra Vollmer
- Dec 13, 2022
Uno sguardo all’Italia
"I governi passano, ma l'Italia resta" - era il commiato del premier uscente Draghi ai ministri, gettando così le basi di un'estate...
Sebastian Maser
- Dec 1, 2022
12 Questions with Luca Paolini about inflation, globalization, and macroeconomics
We are excited to share the interview between Luca Paolini, the Chief Strategist at Pictet Asset Management and Sebastian Maser. They...
Bridget Reutter
- Nov 22, 2022
American Dreaming: On Economic and Geographic Mobility in the United States’ Rust Belt
The United States, once the Land of Opportunity, has witnessed a tragic decline of income mobility and a rise of cyclical poverty. This...
Sebastian Maser
- Nov 11, 2022
Financial conditions in the era of positive interest rates: A Commentary
Global financial conditions have tightened significantly this year, with the Federal Reserve and various central banks raising their...
Kilian Graef
- Aug 23, 2022
Will the recent US-Dollar appreciation trigger a reverse currency war?
As a result of the FED’s aggressive monetary tightening to rein in inflation, the US-Dollar has significantly appreciated against the...
Joël Stauber
- Aug 22, 2022
When the Bank of England was acting like Cryptos
Rumor has it that the fall of UST from the Luna foundation could have been caused by a speculative attack. This reminds us of a...
Alessandra Vollmer
- Jun 16, 2022
The beginning of the end for the “Chinese dream”
The Chinese economy is a paradox for many in the West. The People's Republic has been able to continuously raise living standards and its...
Kilian Graef
- Apr 29, 2022
Yield Curve Inversion as a Recession Indicator
On March 31, 2022, the yield curve for US treasuries briefly inverted for the first time since 2019. Investors see this as a warning...
Christophe Wiedersheim
- Jan 25, 2022
Federal Reserve, dovish and hawkish times in Washington D.C.
Ahead of this week’s long-awaited FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve is faced with a critical decision. It holds a tremendously large...
Joël Stauber
- Dec 17, 2021
Redefining corruption’s measurement: A way for more efficient markets and safer investments
With the increasing importance of ethics and social sustainability in our societies, financial services must adapt in order to remain...
Max Ganjon
- Dec 7, 2021
Alessandro Pedrazzini
- Oct 15, 2021
Interview with Jean-Pierre Roth
Jean-Pierre Roth was Chairman of the Swiss National Bank’s Governing Board from 2001 to 2009, during which time he also served as the...
Felix Mao
- Aug 2, 2021
Curbing the Patent Application Overflow in the US - A Basic Policy Proposal
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is facing an overflow of applications. Scholars in the field of innovation have already put...
Alessandro Pedrazzini
- Apr 17, 2021
The Feasibility of Sovereign Debt Cancellation
Alessandro Pedrazzini - April 17, 2021 A bold plan to cancel the European Central Bank’s $3 trillion in public debt, presented as an...
Luca Formenti
- Mar 21, 2021
The Economics of Bitcoin and Digital Assets
Just recently, Bitcoin was able to surpass a market capitalization of 1 Trillion US-Dollars. What is driving this exponential price move,...
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