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Podcast on the outlook for key central bank meetings
After an active 2019 for global monetary policy, three key central banks are expected to wind down the year with policy on hold. But this doesn't mean that meetings of the Federal Reserve, Swiss National Bank and European Central Bank should be ignored, Credit Suisse's chief economist Oliver Adler said in a podcast. The Swiss confront the realities of negative interest rates over a long period, while the ECB policy meeting will be Christine Lagarde's first since becoming the bank's president last month. The Fed enjoys a more favorable economic backdrop with solid growth and low unemployment, but faces political pressures.
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China: This century's champion in wealth creation
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, China and other emerging economies took over as the engine of wealth generation.
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Global Wealth Report 2019: Global wealth rises by 2.6% driven by US & China, despite trade tensions
Credit Suisse Research Institute publishes its tenth edition of the Global Wealth Report, the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information on global household wealth.
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Europe Barometer: Majority favors further developing bilateral relations
A narrow majority of Swiss citizens support the continued development of relations between Switzerland and the EU – including signing the institutional framework agreement – but do not want Switzerland to make greater concessions. These are among the findings of the third Credit Suisse Europe Barometer in collaboration with the Europa Forum Lucerne.
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Locational quality 2019: Basel-Stadt tops the ranking for now, Vaud climbs nine places
Credit Suisse publishes its annual study on the locational quality of Swiss cantons and regions
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Swiss economy in 2020: Fears of recession exaggerated – consumer spending supports growth
Credit Suisse publishes "Monitor Switzerland" for Q3 2019 and economic forecasts for Switzerland in 2020
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The department store of the future. Shopping in Beijing.
China's new middle class, numbering some 400 million people, will fundamentally change global trade. What are these people buying? How do they approach consumption? We accompany a young Chinese woman as she goes shopping – and catch a glimpse of our own future.
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Entrepreneurs solving real world problems
Today we constantly look for innovations that shift paradigms. We believe that it is forward-thinkers who are best placed to spot and solve real-world problems.
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Greater job opportunities or social threat?
The gig economy is revolutionizing employment, growing in participants as well as in skepticism. AI & The Future of Work: Assessing economic security in the gig economy.
