Swiss Franc Headline News:Swiss Stocks Post Biggest Weekly Decline Since November - Bloomberg Swiss franc traders have been pretty bored of late, with the euro/Swiss franc flatlining for months. But it seems they’ve had some rare excitement this week: someone out there is buying as many euros against the franc as traders care to offload. Posted Date: 2012-05-18T16:40:57ZSwiss bank UBS reports Q1 results Wednesday - Yahoo Finance WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Rival Credit Suisse reported a 95 percent drop in first-quarter net profit last week on writedowns, staff severance costs, bonus payments and the strong Swiss franc. UBS faces some of the same charges and investors will be ... Posted Date: 2012-05-18T05:49:33ZSwiss Franc Stumbles Following Mix of High Employment and Low Inflation - Yahoo Finance Swiss Consumer Price Index comes in at 0.1% for the month of April; sends USD/CHF slightly higher…. THE TAKEAWAY: Swiss CPI in at 0.1% for April, slightly lower than expected -> Low unemployment makes interest rate hike less likely -> Franc ... Posted Date: 2012-05-07T08:04:17ZSNB To Defend Euro/Franc Floor At All Costs - NASDAQ ZURICH -- The head of the Swiss National Bank reiterated Monday the central bank will defend its floor of 1.20 Swiss francs per euro with all possible consequences. "The current environment isn't easy with the euro weakened by concerns over ... Posted Date: 2012-05-14T17:50:07ZSwiss Franc Eyes 2012 Lows - DailyFx USDCHF - The ratio of long to short positions in the USDCHF stands at -1.86 as nearly 65% of traders are short. Yesterday, the ratio was at -1.90 as 66% of open positions were short. In detail, long positions are 4.1% lower than yesterday and 15 ... Posted Date: 2012-05-17T17:03:37ZSwiss Franc Trust (FXF) Showing Bearish Technicals With Resistance At $104.91 - Market Intelligence Center Tuesday, May 01, 2012... Swiss Franc Trust (AMEX: FXF) closed Monday's trading session at $108.64. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $103.10 and 52-week high..... Thursday, April 19, 2012... Swiss Franc Trust (AMEX:FXF) closed Wednesday's ... Posted Date: 2012-05-17T11:48:39ZIMF says Swiss franc cap appropriate for now - The Guardian WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank's cap on the strong franc is appropriate given slow growth and deflation risks, but authorities should return to a floating exchange rate when growth and inflation stabilize, the International ... Posted Date: 2012-05-08T20:20:24ZSwiss Stocks Head for Biggest Weekly Drop Since November - Businessweek Kuehne & Nagel International AG, the world’s largest sea-freight forwarder, lost 2 percent to 101.30 francs. Swiss Re Ltd. retreated 2.2 percent to 54.60 francs. Julius Group Baer Ltd. slipped 3.4 percent to 31.15 francs. To contact the ... Posted Date: 2012-05-18T12:08:56ZFrench, Greek polls pull Swiss franc down versus dollar - Worldnews.com Switzerland has existed as a state in its present form since the adoption of the Swiss Federal Constitution in 1848. The precursors of Switzerland established a protective alliance at the end of the 13th century (1291), forming a loose confederation of ... Posted Date: 2012-05-08T19:30:17Z |