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Swiss See ‘Good Chance’ of a Lasting 15% Tariff Deal With US

08. Juli 2026 um 18:43
There is a “good chance” Switzerland will secure a lasting trade deal with the US at 15% tariff rates to put last summer’s economic spat behind it, according to the country’s top trade diplomat.

Shipping containers at PortMiami in Miami, Florida, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release trade balance figures on January 8. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

UBS Hits Back Over Nazi-Accounts Probe Amid Senate Pressure

21. Mai 2026 um 22:10
UBS Group AG accused the US lawyer overseeing a six-year-old inquiry into Credit Suisse’s handling of Nazi-linked accounts of bias and exceeding his mandate, deepening a standoff between the Swiss bank and its critics in Washington.

A logo at a UBS Group AG bank branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. UBS Group AG confirmed its intention to add to the $3 billion tally of share buybacks this year, after a quarter in which profit surged.

UBS Hits Back Over Nazi-Accounts Probe Amid Senate Pressure

21. Mai 2026 um 22:10
UBS Group AG accused the US lawyer overseeing a six-year-old inquiry into Credit Suisse’s handling of Nazi-linked accounts of bias and exceeding his mandate, deepening a standoff between the Swiss bank and its critics in Washington.

A logo at a UBS Group AG bank branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. UBS Group AG confirmed its intention to add to the $3 billion tally of share buybacks this year, after a quarter in which profit surged.

UBS Wins Dismissal of Credit Suisse Money-Laundering Charges Tied to Mozambique Tuna Bond Scandal

10. April 2026 um 11:00
UBS Group AG won dismissal of a money-laundering case it inherited from its troubled former rival Credit Suisse linked to the so-called Mozambique tuna-bond scandal.

A worker guides a crane as it loads tuna from a fishing boat into a container at the Port of Manta, Ecuador on November 8, 2025. From the former U.S. military base in Manta, only empty rooms remain without windows, covered in dust and weeds. The possible return of a similar detachment divides Ecuadorians between the challenge of confronting drug trafficking and the fear of reopening old wounds from past abuses. (Photo by MARCOS PIN / AFP) (Photo by MARCOS PIN/AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: MARCOS PIN/AFP

UBS Faces New Pressure in New York Court Over Past Nazi Accounts

Tucked under the arcade at 49 Marktgasse in Bern’s historic city center is an opaque glass entranceway with a small sign identifying it as a branch of UBS Group AG, one of hundreds across Switzerland.

A logo at a UBS Group AG bank branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. UBS Group AG posted profit which beat expectations in the fourth quarter, as the bank announced a $3 billion buyback program for 2026 with the potential for more.

Zelenskiy Says Russia Dragging Out Negotiations as Talks End

18. Februar 2026 um 07:42
A second day of US-brokered meetings in Geneva between Russia and Ukraine broke up after barely 90 minutes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Moscow of attempting to prolong the process.

Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, right, leaves the Intercontinental hotel as a new round of talks between Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators aimed at finding a solution to four years of fighting in Ukraine, takes place in Geneva on Feb. 17.

World Economic Forum Opens Probe Into CEO Over Epstein Meetings

05. Februar 2026 um 17:47
The World Economic Forum has opened a probe into Chief Executive Officer Borge Brende over his ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein after evidence of meetings between the two men emerged in the US Department of Justice’s massive release of documents over the weekend.

Borge Brende, president of the World Economic Forum (WEF), during a panel session on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 15 to 19. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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  • UBS Slammed by Senators for Obstructing Nazi Accounts Probe
    Members of a US Senate committee tore into UBS Group AG executives for refusing to hand over more than 150 documents that an investigator has requested that could shed light on the history of Credit Suisse accounts tied to Nazi Germany, as tensions flared again around a 1998 settlement in the case.
     

UBS Slammed by Senators for Obstructing Nazi Accounts Probe

03. Februar 2026 um 11:00
Members of a US Senate committee tore into UBS Group AG executives for refusing to hand over more than 150 documents that an investigator has requested that could shed light on the history of Credit Suisse accounts tied to Nazi Germany, as tensions flared again around a 1998 settlement in the case.

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Rolex and Gold Given to Trump Before Swiss Deal Queried by Senator

29. Januar 2026 um 11:00
US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Rolex table clock and one-kilogram gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before the president slashed tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 12. The Rolex table clock is visible on his desk. Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
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