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Presentation of the 2011 Full-Year Results1 for the Julius Baer Group

posted by Avatar andes 5 days ago in CHF

This was the result of net new money of CHF 10.2 billion, a negative market performance impact of CHF 8.1 billion and a negative currency impact of CHF 1.4 billion. The net new money rate of 6% was at the top end of the targeted range.  read more
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Gold & Silver Prices - Daily Outlook January 12

posted by Avatar andes 29 days ago in EUR, Commentary made popular 29 days ago

Gold and silver rose again in yesterday's trading despite the drop in the other commodities such as oil and the depreciation of the Euro against the USD. Today there is the ECB rate decision which might have a substantial effect on the Forex markets. ...  read more
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USD Advances Ahead Of BoE, ECB- Index Poised For Further Gains

posted by Avatar andes 30 days ago in USD, EUR, GBP, Economic Indicators made popular 30 days ago

Accordingly the aussie pared much of the decline seen earlier in the session with the AUD/USD pair closing just above the 1.03-figure. For detailed scalp levels on the aussie refer to yesterday's scalp report . Tomorrow economic docket is highlighted ...  read more
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GBP/USD erases gains, finds resistance below 1.5470

posted by Avatar andes 32 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 32 days ago

But after Wall Street opening the GBP/USD lost strength and retreated, moving away from the high. Cable erased gains and fell to 1.5418, the lowest price since the European morning. At the moment of writing the pair is trading around 1.5420/26, ...  read more
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INTERVIEW: Swiss Jobless Rate To Rise On CHF, Europe In 2012

posted by Avatar andes 33 days ago in CHF made popular 33 days ago

By Goran Mijuk ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Swiss unemployment will rise to almost 4% by the end of 2012 as the strong franc and weakening European economy take their toll, said Serge Gaillard, head of the labor directorate at the country's State Secretariat ...  read more
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Euro hits 16-month low vs dollar, likely to decline more

posted by Avatar andes 33 days ago in EUR

I think we're risking some pretty fast reversals of these moves. Still, the single currency is unlikely to see a sustained rebound unless the euro zone's economic outlook improves, Ryan said, adding that the euro could fall to $1.25 in coming months.  read more
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Are your baffled by Gold Fall?

posted by Avatar andes 38 days ago in Commodities

Gold analysts have created their own versions of the reasons surrounding this sharp decline. On that note, let us state that gold investors are currently seeing a decline of close to 19% from its peak in September of USD 1920. ...  read more
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Asia stocks cheered by growth hopes, debt woes drag euro

posted by Avatar andes 38 days ago in EUR

TOKYO: Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as investor risk appetite returned after upbeat US and European economic data improved the global growth outlook, but the euro's gains were short-lived due to deep-set worries over the European debt crisis. ...  read more
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Forget 2011, and gear up for a challenging 2012

posted by Avatar andes 42 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 42 days ago

Inflation, falling industrial output, high interest rates, scams, weak rupee, policy logjam, foreign fund outflows, high commodity prices, euro zone debt crisis and so on weighed on the stock markets. The benchmark indices lost 25% in 2011, ...  read more
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Reflation Ahead In Early 2012 - But Not For Gold

posted by Avatar andes 44 days ago in Commodities

In my last major piece, written in May, I wrote that the focus in the eurozone ought to be less on lagging inflation. and more on prospective weakening growth, and favoured owning 2-5 year German fixed income outright, and vs UST. This has worked well, ...  read more
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European Shares Advance In Thin Holiday Trade

posted by Avatar andes 46 days ago in EUR, CHF

France Telecom is rising 0.3 percent in Paris after the company said it has agreed to sell its Swiss mobile subsidiary, Orange Communication SA, to a private equity investment group Apax Partners for an enterprise value of CHF 2.0 billion or EUR 1.6 ...  read more
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2012 Gold Forecasts from Goldman, Barclays & UBS

posted by Avatar andes 54 days ago in CHF, Commodities made popular 54 days ago

Gold is trading at USD 1592.0, EUR 1223.30, GBP 1028.00, CHF 1491.0, JPY 124067 and AUD 1600.50 per ounce. Gold's London AM fix this morning was USD 1593.00, GBP 1028.34, and EUR 1222.94 per ounce. Friday's AM fix was USD 1589.50, GBP 1022.84 and EUR ...  read more