The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Switzerland rose for the first time in five years to 2.6% from 2.5%, while the unadjusted jobless rate continued to hold steady at 2.4% as widely expected....

In September, Unemployment in Switzerland rose to 2.6%, slightly higher than market expectations. Previously, the unemployment rate remained stable at 2.5% for eight consecutive months. The released n...

In September, the Swiss CPI read shows the economy is experiencing again inflation, despite the recent trend. The released number of 0.1% is bigger than market expectation of -0.1%. The year-over-year...

Swiss September manufacturing PMI slumped to 47.8 from 52.5 and well below the Reuters median for 51.0. This was the first time the index fell below the 50-mark since 2003. A breakdown of the headline...

The Purchasing Managers Index shows the industrial sector contracted in Switzerland. The PMI number was released at 47.8, versus analyst estimates of 51.0. The Swiss PMI shows the economy is approachi...

The Swiss Leading Indicator was released lower compared with August, although slightly better than market expectations of 0.56. Even though the release indicates the Swiss GDP decline may continue in ...

The Swiss trade balance fell in August. The released number of 1.43B is bigger than analyst projections of 1.00B. The number released for July was revised lower, from 2.37B to 2.29B. Despite the globa...

Swiss retail spending surged to 6.2% from 0.7% in June as resilient labor demands helped to boost personal spending. The increase was much stronger than the 2.3% rise expected by economists, and has c...

The Producer price index in Switzerland decreased August by 0.5%. In July, the PPI rose to a record high, driven higher mainly by the energy components. In August, analysts had expected the first nega...

Swiss retail sales had a strong increased in July. The release number of 6.2% is much higher than market expectations of 2.3%. Over the last few months, retail sales had risen strongly, due the Europe...

In August, Unemployment in Switzerland remained constant at 2.5% in-line with market expectations. This is the seventh consecutive month in which the unemployment rate remains stable at 2.5%. The rele...

In August, the Swiss CPI read shows the economy is experiencing deflation for the time being, despite the global tendency of huge price increases. The released number of -0.3%, is smaller than the mar...

The Swiss economy remains resilient to the global slowdown, having a 0.4% quarterly GDP read. The released number is bigger than markets expectations of 0.2%. Compared with the U.S. and the Euro-area ...

The Purchasing Managers Index shows the industrial sector is still expanding in Switzerland. The PMI number was released at 52.5, versus analyst estimates of 53.3. The Swiss PMI shows the economy is i...

The Swiss Zew economic sentiment has further deteriorated since August. The released number came in at -79.6, lower than the number released for July, of -76.9. Overall, the release paints a pessimist...

The Swiss Producer price index increased from last month by 0.5%, however, the pace of growth was lower than in the previous months. The largest degree of inflationary pressures came from the energy s...

The Swiss trade surplus has remained the same in July. Last month the number came in at 2.41B, recording a record surplus. However, the previous release was revised to 2.37B. The release shows exports...

Swiss retail sales had a steep drop in June, falling to 0.7% from 7.4% year-over-year in May. The number was way below the analysts’ expectations, which called for a 3.2% read. The number is in-line w...

The activity level of Purchase Managers, they are surveyed on production, employment, inventories, orders, delivery data. The PMI is split into reads on Manufacturing, Service, and Construction indust...

Swiss retail sales rose 7.4% in May rebounding from a 9.4% decline the month prior, as consumer consumption remained resilient despite the slowing economy. An 8.2% increase in food purchases and a 7.2...

Swiss retail sales fell 9.4% in April following a 9.7% gain the month prior. A slowing economy and rising inflation led to the first decline in almost two years. Inflation in trhe country jumped to 2....

The dollar stabilized in May, as the worst fears of the bears did not materialize. The US economy managed to avoid slipping into a full blow recession experiencing only a slowdown as GDP rose slightly...

Swiss inflation rose 2.9% on an annualized basis in May, accelerating from 2.3% the month prior, which was the fastest pace in 15 years. Consumer prices gain 0.8% from April marking the largest monthl...

Switzerland's GDP grew 0.3% in the first quarter, which was the slowest pace in 3 ½ years. Domestic demand declining 1.8% accounted for the majority of the slowdown as inflation diminished consumer's ...