Decisions need a documented context.
SwissForecast brings together Price & Economy, Policy & Regulation and Geopolitics. Each perspective starts with a specific question and leads to a documented basis.
The question determines the entry point. Monitoring connects the perspectives.
Price pressure, effective rules and geopolitical relationships are read as different but connected contexts.
Price & Economy
Make price pressure visible.
Policy & Regulation
Place effective rules in context.
Geopolitics
Relationships before headlines.
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SwissForecast | Decision Intelligence Price & Economy Policy & Regulation Geopolitics Products & Pricing Calendar Insights About EN | DE Log In Contact Policy Tracker EU Pact on Migration and Asylum adopted, new rules for managing migration and asylum All policies SwissForecast analytical notebook Decisions need a documented context. SwissForecast connects price development, regulation and geopolitics. The three perspectives meet in a Monitoring Profile and make visible what matters in a business context. Products & Pricing View calendar 3 lenses → business-context filter → qualified outputs Conceptual model Price & Economy Policy & Regulation Geopolitics Monitoring Profile Countries Markets Materials Themes Possible outputs Published intelligence Calendar context Brief or export by scope Conceptual model 01 Price & Economy 02 Policy & Regulation 03 Geopolitics ↓ Monitoring Profile Countries Markets Materials Themes ↓ Possible outputs Published intelligence Calendar context Brief or export by scope Three lenses, one decision The question determines the entry point. Monitoring connects the perspectives. Price, policy and geopolitics remain distinct disciplines. Shared context begins only where countries, markets, materials and themes are defined. 01 Price & Economy Make price pressure visible. Index catalogue, data status and forecast availability are shown per index. Direct purchase starts where coverage is confirmed. Available now Open Price & Economy 02 Policy & Regulation Place effective rules in context. Legally effective European and national changes are published with source, scope and available status information. Available now Open Policy & Regulation 03 Geopolitics Relationships before headlines. Geopolitical monitoring connects published, reviewed developments with sourcing and sales contexts. Available for configured customers Open Geopolitics How intelligence becomes relevant An event does not automatically become a business decision. The transmission path makes intermediate steps visible. This model explains the analytical route; it is not a quantitative forecast. Conceptual transmission path from an event to business relevance. 01 Event occurs What changed? 02 Changes a relationship, rule or price Which condition moves? 03 Affects a route or dependency Where does it travel? 04 Reaches a material or market What is exposed? 05 Creates business exposure What matters for the profile? 01 Event occurs What changed? 02 Changes a relationship, rule or price Which condition moves? 03 Affects a route or dependency Where does it travel? 04 Reaches a material or market What is exposed? 05 Creates business exposure What matters for the profile? Three research chapters Each pillar has its own evidence and product route. Price & Economy Available now Make price pressure visible. Index catalogue, data status and forecast availability are shown per index. Direct purchase starts where coverage is confirmed. Open Price & Economy Policy & Regulation Available now Place effective rules in context. Legally effective European and national changes are published with source, scope and available status information. Open Policy & Regulation Geopolitics Available for configured customers Relationships before headlines. Geopolitical monitoring connects published, reviewed developments with sourcing and sales contexts. Open Geopolitics Direct purchase Available now Price indices with confirmed coverage. Catalogue coverage, forecast horizon, update frequency and export options vary by index and subscription. Browse price indices Configured monitoring Available for configured customers Discuss a monitoring scope. Geopolitical briefs and exports are potential outputs of a documented Monitoring Profile. Availability and scope are agreed during configuration. Discuss monitoring scope Evidence and uncertainty Fact, interpretation and scenario remain separate. Source basis, timestamp, status and uncertainty belong to readable analysis. They are neither decoration nor a blanket quality claim. View methodology Separated evidence chain from source record to customer relevance. Documented Source record A source passage and its version are retained. Checked and timestamped Verified fact The documented statement is checked against the record. Assessed Analyst interpretation Assessment is distinct from an observed fact. Conditional Conditional scenario Conditions and assumptions remain explicit. Applied Customer relevance The assessment is applied to the Monitoring Profile. Documented Source record A source passage and its version are retained. Checked and timestamped Verified fact The documented statement is checked against the record. Assessed Analyst interpretation Assessment is distinct from an observed fact. Conditional Conditional scenario Conditions and assumptions remain explicit. Applied Customer relevance The assessment is applied to the Monitoring Profile. SwissForecast research Research & interpretation. All insights Geopolitik The Industrial Ceiling of the Oil Price Every oil rally ends where industry stops paying. That point is no longer set in Europe or North America — it is set in Asia and Africa, where non-OECD economies now consume nearly 60 percent of global crude. For construction suppliers, this is the most reliable early indicator of when a cost cycle turns. Marktanalyse EU Net Migration 2023–2024: What Population Growth Means for Housing Demand The EU recorded net migration of 2.3 million in 2024 — the highest since records began. SwissForecast analyses the regional distribution and implications for residential construction demand. Marktanalyse ECB Interest Rate Cycle 2022–2025: Impact on European Construction Markets Between July 2022 and September 2023, the ECB raised its key interest rate from 0% to 4.5%. SwissForecast analyses what this meant for construction demand, renovation activity and material procurement costs. 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