The entrepreneur behind the Micro scooter craze that took the world by storm is taking on the Swiss government over climate benefits that exclude his latest venture — the Microlino electric “bubble car”. as.ft.com/r/c64dfeee-6...

Switzerland’s “marriage penalty”: Why being married can cost you thousands more in taxes as.ft.com/r/bba7a64c-5... The price of marriage in Switzerland

Breaking news: Another very rich and once powerful man discovered that he can't bully the FT

Here is the big read by @mjruehl.bsky.social from @financialtimes.com! Highly recommended! And heartfelt thanks for the very productive collaboration. Deeply impressed by @data.ft.com data visualization team as well www.ft.com/content/d9c3...

as.ft.com/r/37f77fb1-0... Palantir sues magazine that revealed Switzerland rejected its approaches With @rafeuddin.ft.com

Christine Lagarde’s long-whispered move from the ECB to run the WEF is no longer a “foregone conclusion”, sources tell @financialtimes.com, as Trump’s Maga-fication of Davos scramble its succession plans. With the magnificent @mjruehl.bsky.social & @olafstorbeck.ft.com as.ft.com/r/780b0964-2...

One of the more unusual referendums I’ve reported on so far in Switzerland : citizens in June will vote on on putting a hard cap of 10mn on their population (it’s already at 9.1mn 😳) www.ft.com/content/6755... Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10mn

From Switzerland, Partners Group built a $185bn business by serving individual investors. Bigger US rivals now have the market in their sights. Can it keep its edge? www.ft.com/content/7b9e...

In today's paper: How the celestial calendar met high finance for the upcoming SpaceX IPO www.ft.com/content/0ee3...

Tricky times for the SNB as dollar slump and yen vol sends global capital to last "reliable" FX haven. By @mjruehl.bsky.social + me www.ft.com/content/4eb0...

How to get our kids to read books “…we risk something even starker than the further decline of a subject: losing generations of young readers and the curiosity, empathy and creativity that reading can inspire” as.ft.com/r/b25fc9b5-3...

Nigel Farage attended Davos on a pass sponsored by the family office of Iranian billionaire Sasan Ghandehari, which told the WEF that the Reform UK leader had advised the company since 2018. W @ortenca.bsky.social and Anna Gross as.ft.com/r/9d784a9c-e...

Nigel Farage attended Davos on a pass sponsored by the family office of Iranian billionaire Sasan Ghandehari, which told the World Economic Forum that the Reform UK leader had advised the company since 2018. ft.trib.al/V138xDu

“Nobody is in any mood to stage a grand spectacle around an agreement with Trump right now” said one official, adding that Greenland & the Board of Peace had “eclipsed” Ukraine at Davos w super crew @christopherjm.ft.com @paolatamma.bsky.social @mjruehl.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/4c0e37ac-6...

On this week's ep of Behind the Money, the @financialtimes.com's @mjruehl.bsky.social joins me to talk #WEF2026 and Davos. Over the last year the WEF has faced a number of challenges & we talk through it all in this show. Listen here! 🎧: podfollow.com/behind-the-m...

Today’s FT big read: Can Switzerland adapt to a harder global order ? There is a perception that the country’s bearings are shifting. Yet Switzerland enters this turbulent period with formidable economic strengths. as.ft.com/r/17d3bbe3-5... Is Switzerland losing its place in the world?

UBS shares have climbed to their highest level in more than 17 years, buoyed by growing investor optimism that Swiss lawmakers will reach a compromise on proposals to impose tougher capital rules on the bank. as.ft.com/r/4bcf8118-6...

Swiss prosecutors have filed charges against Credit Suisse and its owner UBS over alleged organisational “deficiencies” linked to a roughly $7mn payment at the centre of the Mozambique $2bn “tuna bonds” scandal. on.ft.com/4osWdcP

UBS will appeal a Swiss court decision that found a writedown of nearly SFr16.5bn in Credit Suisse bonds lacked a sufficient legal basis. on.ft.com/4qDcYV6

Does the world still need Davos? www.ft.com/content/8f7d...

on.ft.com/4g7GjSv Denials and defiance: Nestlé chief’s exit over relationship prompts investor unrest

Celebrating democracy in Switzerland with wurst and a show of hands on.ft.com/3JkWlfn Switzerland celebrates hands-on democracy (with sausages)

on.ft.com/45ftksS Switzerland in ‘shock’ at 39% US tariff blow

I will develop a plan to bring disciplined newsletter governance, proper capital allocation, strategic foresight and operational excellence to Money Stuff. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...

Be interesting to see if any heads will roll at UBS over this on.ft.com/4mhC9t4 UBS orders bankers to scale back sale of complex currency products

Scoop: After the US pullback, China is making a concerted effort to expand its influence throughout the UN. Story here with @henryjfoy.ft.com @lauramdubois.ft.com and Joe Leahy here: www.ft.com/content/e289...

The Swiss solution looming into sight for UBS - smart column here from @mjruehl.bsky.social Switzerland’s pragmatic, slow-moving political system might benefit the bank in seeking compromise in debate over capital rules www.ft.com/content/702f...

BCG earned more than $1mn for Gaza aid barge project https://on.ft.com/45097Zd

#Trade: #Switzerland stirs #Brexit ghosts in push for #EU access, by @mjruehl.bsky.social and @andybounds.bsky.social | Financial Times

From a very good piece by @andybounds.bsky.social and @mjruehl.bsky.social in today's FT on the EU-Swiss deal and the difficult road ahead: www.ft.com/content/3200...

Bankers and lawyers warn of a UK-style exodus ahead of an extreme proposed inheritance tax in Switzerland: this weekend’s FT front page

As a teenage apprentice in Switzerland, Stefan Bollinger was told that with no university degree, his banking career was over. Now the former Goldman and JPMorgan banker has landed one of the top jobs in Swiss finance at Julius Baer. Can he turn it around? www.ft.com/content/c4bc...

Switzerland's benchmark interest rate is a big fat zero via @mjruehl.bsky.social in Zurich + me www.ft.com/content/4282...

Investigative reporter Lukas Hässig did Switzerland a service in exposing corruption at the country’s second-largest banking group. Now the Swiss state is seeking to criminalise his journalism using Article 47 of the Swiss Banking Act, also known as the banking secrecy law. @mjruehl.bsky.social

The raid on a finance blog is a worrying sign for press freedom in Switzerland. The journalist in question doggedly uncovered a huge banking scandal and now may be punished under draconian Swiss secrecy laws. on.ft.com/443SKZR Finance blog raided over suspected Swiss banking secrecy law breaches

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Always worth listening to @katie0martin.ft.com on.ft.com/4kXL7eE Why we should worry about the rise of stablecoins

💥 Christine Lagarde has discussed cutting short her term as European Central Bank president to become chair of the World Economic Forum, ousted WEF founder Klaus Schwab told @financialtimes.com A bonafide marmalade-dropper from @mjruehl.bsky.social & @olafstorbeck.ft.com on.ft.com/45sZ4fO

Austria's center right proposal to keep out the far right, via coalitional letting thousands flower bloom. ”For the centre left, there are rent controls and a levy on bank profits; for the liberals, there are public sector reforms, and for Stocker’s party, a tougher line on security and migration."

FT INTERVIEW: EU asylum laws no longer correspond to their original intention says Austria’s chancellor. on.ft.com/44O8YbK Austrian chancellor says EU asylum rules are no longer fit for purpose

“In German we say beratungsresistent: resistant to advice. That is the essence of the problem . . . it is a sad story” on.ft.com/44PfZJv Activist takes on Swatch maverick as Omega empire falters

He “couldn’t let go — if these scandals hadn’t happened he would still be here”: the battle by World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab to save his legacy. With @stephenfoleyft.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/011d...

Two of Europe’s most powerful trade unions have accused European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde of undermining workers’ rights at the Frankfurt institution, escalating a long-running and bitter feud over labour relations. www.ft.com/content/423a...

With global trade in disarray, autocracy on the march and aid organisations reeling from US funding cuts, Geneva fears for the future as a hub for diplomacy. on.ft.com/44hhEan Geneva fights to remain ‘kitchen’ of world diplomacy as Trump cuts bite

Labor on course to win second term in Australian election https://www.ft.com/content/0bd1f759-1193-4d61-a636-2f669a81f83b

Made the international basement with a story about Switzerland losing ground to Dubai with colleagues @mjruehl.bsky.social and Chloe Cornish on.ft.com/4iQFbT7

Swiss monetary policymakers are in a "staggeringly difficult" position following Trump's global trade turmoil. The rapid appreciation in the franc risks a deflationary shock for Switzerland. More here: www.ft.com/content/029e...

Swiss franc surge sparks bets on return to negative interest rates - rpt @emilydherbert.bsky.social @iankmsmith.ft.com @mjruehl.bsky.social. The Swiss currency has become a haven trade www.ft.com/content/029e...

My Trade Secrets today. Even a less chaotic US president than Trump would struggle to reorder the world trading system. Countries want tech transfer and export demand. The US is behind China on a lot of tech and won't do trade deals to increase market access. And Trump is making everything worse.

Davos man Klaus Schwab says he is the victim of a “character assassination” and denied all the claims against him. www.ft.com/content/85d1...