UBS Weekly Podcast - Listen rather than read

# Economic Calendar Week 38 # Swiss franc - is currency strength a blessing or a curse? # Stocks - are higher expected equity returns simply a myth? # Oil - will higher demand lead to shortages and instability?

# Economic Calendar Week 37 # European debt: is the latest round of skepticism justified? # Obamanomics: will additional spending measures do more harm than good? # Germany: could strong growth and demands for higher wages stoke inflation?

# Economic Calendar Week 36 # Government bonds - where have the bond market vigilantes gone? # China - is central planning a new model for economic growth? # Resource scarcity - will emerging market growth intensify shortages

# Economic Calendar Week 35 # USA - why isn't the economy taking off? # Germany - will the budget deficit set off a new dept crisis? # Sweden - what is the country's secret to success?

# Economic Calendar Week 34 # Germany - an economic bright spot for Europe or another sign of increased fragmentation? # Wheat prices: will food become more scarce and expensive? # China: how will its increased economic might alter the geopolitical landscape?

# The future of the Euro # Why the EU's massive bailout will yield little help for the euro? # What government options remain? # How long the euro will last?

# Economic Calendar Week 28 # Gold - is the yellow metal already too expensive? # Credit - will Swiss-franc loans to borrowers abroad put Switzerland in a hole? # Earnings season - which companies will move to the head of the pack?

# Economic Calendar Week 27 # China - is the skepticism over the Chinese economy warranted? # Midyear outlook - will the second half be better than the first? # Geopolitics - are financial markets being held hostage by governments?

# Economic Calendar Week 26 # Chinese theater - what really happens with the yuan? # German strength: does it need the deutschmark again? # Financial markets: why are stocks and bonds pulling in opposite directions?

# Economic Calendar Week 25 # Spain - can the country solve its fiscal problems? # Oil spill - could the catastrophe in the Gulf lead to a change in attitudes toward energy use? # G20 - will the Toronto summit set the stage for a sustainable economic recovery?

# Economic Calendar Week 24 # Socially responsible investing - is this a sustainable investment approach? # Superstitions - are myths and legends detrimental to investors? # Smart grids - are they the cure-all to the world's electricity needs?

# Economic Calendar Week 23 # Water - will greater investment help to improve supplies of this precious resource? # Small businesses: can they navigate rough seas better than larger companies? # Technical analysis: what is a "death cross" and why does it matter?

# Economic Calendar Week 22 # Swiss National Bank - what will it do with its stockpile of foreign exchange reserves? # Equity volatility - is the recent surge justified or an overreaction? # China - why has the country's stock market performed so poorly?

# Economic Calendar Week 21 # The Euro - does the currency have a future? # Debt crisis - are the biggest currencies now the weakest? # Central bank independence - is this a thing of the past?

# Economic Calendar Week 20 # Sovereign credit quality - will AAA ratings become extinct? # Portugal and Spain - are they the next chapters in this unfolding Greek tragedy? # Hard assets - are they really crisis proof?