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Forex – Dollar hits 1-week low against Swiss franc – Stock Markets Review

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FOREX: Franc May Rise on SNB Rate Decision, Euro Eyeing ECB Report – Yahoo Finance

The Swiss Franc may rise as the SNB keeps the existing monetary policy mix broadly unchanged. The Euro is looking to ECB monthly report for rate cut clues. Talking Points SNB to Stick to Dovish Rhetoric But Shy Away from New Easing FX Markets to ...
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SNB’s Latest Blip Gives EUR/CHF Traders a Thrill

(eToro Blog) In spite of the $1.20 Euro-peg implemented in September of last year by the Swiss National Bank, yesterday the Swiss Franc took a hard and fast (and ultimately short-lived) fall against the Euro, touching on $1.21360. Traders wondered if the SNB wasn’t once again making an official surprise intervention. The SNB has been [...]
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SNB’s Hildebrand Resigns; Perhaps Not Voluntarily

(eToro Blog) Yesterday, it was reported that Philipp Hildebrand, the Chairman of the Swiss National Bank, voluntarily resigned his position following allegations that his wife had engaged in a transaction which netted her a significant profit upon the SNB’s pegging of the Swiss Franc to the Euro. The former Chairman said that because he could [...]
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Swiss National Bank Considering a Higher Euro Peg, says J.P. Morgan

By Barbara Zigah (eToro Blog) Well over a month ago, the Swiss National Bank pegged the Swiss Franc to the Euro, with a warning that the central bank would make every effort to keep the safe-haven currency beneath a 1.20 ceiling. To date, they’ve succeeded. Now, though, Swiss-based businesses want the central bank to do [...]
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Forex – Progress in Europe Takes a Step-Back – FXstreet.com


Sydney Morning Herald

Forex - Progress in Europe Takes a Step-Back
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Light economic calendar today will have us watching political development in the Eurozone, especially because Finland is voting on the EFSF today. The SNB's Jordon will give a speech this afternoon alongside US durable goods data release. ...
FOREX: Is the British Pound Replacing Swiss Franc as the Anti-Euro?DailyFX
US Stock Futures Higher; Finland Clears Euro Zone Bailout Fund ChangesWall Street Journal
Forex - Leverage EFSF Concept Gains TractionInternational Business Times
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September 28, 2011
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FOREX: Is the British Pound Replacing Swiss Franc as the Anti-Euro? – DailyFX


The Guardian

FOREX: Is the British Pound Replacing Swiss Franc as the Anti-Euro?
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The German IFO Survey of business confidence headlines the economic calendar in European hours, with expectations calling for sentiment to sour for the seventh consecutive month to hit the lowest level since July 2009. While the reading is far from ...
MARKET PREVIEW: FTSE 100 seen sharply higher on euro zone optimismProactive Investors UK

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September 26, 2011
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FOREX: Is the British Pound Replacing Swiss Franc as the Anti-Euro? – Yahoo Finance

The German IFO Survey of business confidence headlines the economic calendar in European hours, with expectations calling for sentiment to sour for the seventh consecutive month to hit the lowest level since July 2009. While the reading is far from ...
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Was the SNB’s Move Heroic or Just Plain Risky?

By Barbara Zigah (eToro Blog) Last week’s surprise intervention by the Swiss National Bank pegged the Swiss Franc’s rise to the fortunes of the Euro. Today we learn that not everyone thought the move was a good one. Two of Switzerland’s largest banking firms have come down on either side of the decision. Credit Suisse’s [...]
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SNB’s Swiss/Euro Peg Strategy is a Lose-Lose One, Say Critics

By Barbara Zigah (eToro Blog) This Tuesday’s move by the Swiss National Bank, pegging the Swiss Franc to the Euro, took market players by surprise and/or shock. Most had not anticipated that this step, believed to be a last resort, would be the Swiss central bank’s choice to rein in the ever-appreciating currency. Mega-investor Jim [...]
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