Just about every American hardware company (i.e. Apple, MS, Dell, HP, Kingston, etc..) is producing electronics in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines etc.. Nothing like a lobby!
Overall, two-thirds of respondents stated that they do not want to buy the F-35 fighter jets at all or rather no longer want to buy them. This is according to an online survey of 35,132 people published on Sunday (13.04.2025) by the survey research institute Leewas. It was conducted prior to US President Donald Trump’s tariff decision.
The strategy of EU is evil & US is a friend worked well for several years. Wondering what’s happening now at Switzerland’s leadership.
Meanwhile, CHF/USD rate at nearly historic highs. Only point higher was during the Great Recession.
Where did you get that from, I can’t see it in the link?
And which strategy/strategy on what of the EU is evil??
My own interpretation of the negotiation of Bilateral agreements between CH and EU.
Until recently, there were news from Swiss politicians to revive the discussions for a free trade agreement between USA and Switzerland. People were remembering Trump’s first term
If I remember well, no Swiss politician is calling for a full FTA with the EU. It’s only the Bilaterals (free-trade of industrial products) and God saves us from cheap EU food, medicine, cars, etc.
Wow that is a very free interpretation and doesn’t sound like intensive research.
Was it you who (rightly in my mind) called this forum more like the pub down the road? Well, that interpretation is definitely a line one would hear at a Stammtisch (regular’s table).
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You mean we are saved from Lidl, Aldi, Rossman, Muller, Audi, VW, Skoda, Porsche, Fiat and Renault?
Compare prices here and north of the Swiss border 
Cars pay 4% for the tax of being imported into Swiss territory. So, no free trade.
Where does one have free trade? On the black market?
Besides an SUV costs more in DE than is CH.
That’s a nonsensical pipe dream. The US have a long and rich history of ignoring trade agreements and regulations when it suits them, and forcing their demands on other countries. That’s why they effectively made the WTO unable to render verdicts.
Switzerland would have zero leverage against any kind of breaches, all it could do would be another phonecall by KKS - if the POTUS would even take it.
Take it a sentiment check for Swiss business.
The six-monthly CFO Survey by the audit and consulting company Deloitte paints a picture of extremes: Whereas Swiss CFOs were still fairly upbeat in March, the mood swiftly turned sour after the US announced its tariff measures on 2 April. This upending of international trade policy prompted Deloitte to conduct its survey in two waves for the first time ever (first wave: 27 February to 21 March; second wave: 7 to 14 April).
The findings indicate that Switzerland’s economic prospects have dimmed dramatically, with the fall of 84 percentage points recorded between the March and April surveys constituting one of the biggest slumps since the study was first conducted in 2009. Only 15 per cent of the CFOs surveyed are anticipating positive developments; 58 per cent expect them to be negative or highly negative (compared to 61 per cent positive and 6 per cent negative in autumn 2024).
However, expectations for economic growth are not only low for Switzerland but also with regard to its three main trading partners. For Germany, 81 per cent are anticipating negative or highly negative developments; a mere 6 per cent have a positive outlook. China seems to be faring slightly better, with 64 per cent forecasting negative developments there and 13 per cent positive ones. The outlook for the US economy is the grimmest of all the four countries covered in the survey: 89 per cent of CFOs surveyed expect the US economy to take a downturn and are anticipating a recession in the country. Only 2 per cent have a positive outlook.
This is my first yeat at my job without a yearly bonus. I guess I should be happy after selling something to stay afloat for the next 18 months.
what do you mean selling something, is that within your job or outside of it?
selling services, within my current job 