No bubble in Swiss property market
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The Swiss housing market offers good value for money both in domestic and international terms, according to a report published on Thursday.
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The Swiss bank won't be the last to announce such a writedown.
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European shares clung to 2-1/2 year  highs in lackluster trading on Thursday, while Swiss Re rallied  on news its likely pay-out in the wake of Asia's tsunami  tragedy will be less than 100 million Swiss francs ($88.3  million).
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Switzerland is famous for its neutrality. It sat out both world wars. It's a refuge for international finance.
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THE British love affair with property shows no sign of abating. Warnings of a slowdown of the market only serve to force investors further and further afield in their search for the best bargains.
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Problems in the U.S. subprime mortgage market are unlikely to push the U.S. economy into a recession over the next 12 months, the top economist for a leading U.S. business group said on Tuesday.
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There is no strong evidence that global house prices are set to fall, the IMF says.
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Most European equity markets returning from the long holiday weekend had a steady session Tuesday, supported by merger activity.
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Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse sought to reassure investors on Tuesday that it has weathered the storms of the US subprime home loan crisis after ending 2007 in the black.
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Economists do not think the Fed cut will spread to the eurozone.
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The investment bank has no trouble keeping pace with its peers.
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Business & money: Swiss bank takes hit in fourth quarter but substantially less affected by sub-prime crisis than rival UBS
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Australia's central bank has eased fears of a pre-Christmas interest rate rise, saying it sees no need yet for an increase in a buoyant economy firmly underpinned by global recovery and strong commodity prices.
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NEW YORK -- Despite turmoil in the financial markets, the art market shows no signs of softening.
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China said on Monday none of its massive foreign exchange stockpile was invested in the teetering U.S. subprime mortgage sector, while a top EU official predicted the crisis would not choke off economic recovery.
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The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said it had no compelling evidence that booming house prices would drop as interest rates rise.
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Debt is becoming more expensive, but there seems to be no shortage of investment capital available for commercial real estate, particularly in hot markets like Manhattan.