Property price rises set to accelerate
Gains range from 4.8% a year in Switzerland over the next 10 years to 9% worldwide, according to a survey. Interview with Martin Mosler of the IWP. Rising interest rates have weighed on real estate trends worldwide and in Switzerland, but the outlook for the...
From reprieve to recovery
Graph of the week from DWS. To be politically viable, transparency, inclusion and fairness must underpin the reforms to come in Greece. In the end, the result wasn't even particularly close. In last Sunday's national elections, the center-right New Democracy party...
Real estate can rely on its fundamentals
Many indicators are in the green for real estate companies, foundations and funds. The market is still waiting for clear signals on the macroeconomic front. After a very dark red 2022, 2023 is hoping for green. Since the beginning of the year, the trend has been...
European real estate: age-old trends persist
The low point of the cycle seems close at hand, a favorable environment for investing in the segment. Interest rate rises have been strongly felt in European real estate markets over the past year. Prime yields reacted by rising by some 100 basis points (bps)...
How to avoid the next financial crisis?
The Credit Suisse saga shows us that it is the SNB and not the Finma that must ensure financial stability. Can we avoid the next financial crisis? I had chosen this title for a TEDx in Geneva in 20191. The day before the event, the organizers changed it to "How to...
Headline inflation has shown signs of re-acceleration
According to James Athey of abrdn, headline inflation - and more worryingly, core inflation - is showing stubborn signs of re-acceleration. Inflation is more persistent than expected. In the euro zone, price increases held steady at 8.5% in February on a yearly...