Can India become the next economic superpower?
India stands on the precipice of global dominance, boasting the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and an ever-growing...
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Bridget Reutter
- Aug 29
Modern Kinship: On Revitalizing Communityand Connection
In recent decades, modern countries, communities, and families have witnessed decreasing connectedness. Despite efforts to revitalize...
Noé Kuhn
- Aug 22
Building a Currency from BRICS
Ever since its inception in 2009, BRICS has been a counterweight to the established G7. As these enormous but diverse economies meet...
Chiara Schlick
- Aug 15
Do Central Bank Losses Matter?
As interest rates reached record lows over the past decade, central banks around the globe were increasingly constrained by the zero...
Kilian Graef
- Jul 25
The natural interest rate as a monetary policy tool
As economies grapple with the recent surge in inflation and its direct impact on interest rates, the notion of the natural interest rate...
Svenja Bossard
- May 23
Will Switzerland Join the OECD Fight Against Corporate Tax Avoidance?
Switzerland is set to vote on a controversial proposal to introduce a corporate minimum tax as part of a global effort for a 15% minimum...
Alessandra Vollmer
- Apr 4
Economic Policy Uncertainty
The recent economic, geopolitical, and social crises have driven uncertainty to new highs. In the realm of economics, this is...
Max Ganjon
- Mar 28
The Dynamics of Greek and German Long-Term Sovereign Bond Yields - A Portfolio BalanceApproach.
The sovereign debt crisis in Greece began in 2009, while the country was also suffering from the adverse consequences of the global...
Alessandra Vollmer, Jivan Chetirian
- Mar 21
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....
Joël Strauber
- Mar 16
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...
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