Switzerland Tag

Spotlight Roche: A History of Diagnostics from Cholera to COVID

28 Mar, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Knowledge Leaders

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the largest biotech companies in the world, providing state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatments for serious diseases, including COVID-19. Speaking of which, over the last two years, the firm has delivered a world-leading portfolio of diagnostic tests for COVID...

Spotlight ABB Group: Electrifying Industry Everywhere

23 Sep, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Knowledge Leaders

Based in Switzerland, ABB Group makes products for electrification (like breakers and switches), robotics and motion, industrial automation, and power grids plus the software behind the scenes that runs them. The firm’s chief goal is to push the boundaries of technology and embed sustainability into...

Swiss Yield Curve Is Negative Out To 10 Years

22 Jan, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Markets

Has any government debt market ever had such a negative yield curve as Switzerland? One-year Swiss government bonds are currently ”yielding” -114 basis points. One week ago, one-year bonds were at -38 basis points and one month ago one-year bonds were at -23 basis points....

A Threat to Growth in Switzerland?

19 Feb, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized

The ZEW survey of economic expectations for Switzerland, released today, declined for the second month in a row: Cited as the primary reason for the moderation was a little publicized referendum passed by Swiss voters last week that seeks to instate significant curbs on immigration....

Relative Strength for European Countries

20 Nov, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized

In addition to looking at individual companies in the relative strength point-and-figure methodology, we also have the ability to look at aggregates such as the MSCI World country indices.A quick look at the European countries reveals a disparate bunch.Some are in significant downtrends that will...