Tag Archive: intervention

The Swiss television interview with Thomas Jordan, or was it Leonid Brezhnev ?

2012-08-27

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2012-08-27

   Today Thomas Jordan gave a quick interview in the Swiss television. Everything was so well prepared and as sterilized. Thomas Jordan learned all answers by heart and was answered the questions about one second after the question was asked. It reminded me of an interview in Soviet television with former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Each …

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How former central bankers stepped up against the central banks

Central Bankers against Central Bankers Banned Weber Stark Issing
There are already three former European central bankers who criticize more or less openly the European Central Bank (ECB).

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The win of the pro-bailout parties in the Greek elections was no win for the SNB

2012-06-25

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2012-06-25

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  The win for the pro-bailout parties in the Greek elections was no win for the Swiss National Bank (SNB), even if the fear of an immediate bank-run and extreme money flows into Switzerland are avoided.  Also the fact that QE3 is not coming in the next weeks did not help the SNB.

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Will the SNB double or triple the forex reserves before they give in ?

2012-05-24

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2012-05-24

snb buying belling 2010-2012 chf, eur/chf
Some economists have claimed that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will be always able to maintain the floor. As opposed to George Soros’ defeat of the Bank of England, the SNB is able to print money ad infinitum, whereas the BoE had limited currency reserves to support sterling. The question, however, is where this “infinitum” …

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SNB buys Swiss Francs and sells Euro: Welcome to the EUR/CHF peg

2012-05-01

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2012-05-01

dailyfx long eur/chf q1 2012
Why the big Q1 loss of the SNB was actually a big win for the central bank Anybody watching the EUR/CHF exchange rate this year was wondering why the volatility the pair saw last year had completely left. The pair slowly fell from 1.2156 over 1.2040 at the end of Q1 to 1.2014 today. FX … Continue reading...

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Swiss Franc Surges to Record High (December 2010)

2010-12-29

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2010-12-29

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Dec. 29th 2010  Extracts from the history of the Swiss franc (December 2010)   In the last two weeks, the Swiss Franc rose to record highs against not one, not two, but three major currencies: the US Dollar, Euro, and British Pound. The Franc is now entrenched well above parity against the Dollar, and is … Continue...

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Capital controls: The poison cupboard of the SNB

2010-10-14

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2010-10-14

The SNB has already tried a lot to weaken the franc. A (google) translation of a list of capital controls of the Never Mind the Markets blog.   The fear of the economic effects Brake by an overvalued franc increases. Massive interventions by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) with € purchases are now ineffective fizzles. Does it …

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SNB Abandons Intervention (June 2010)

2010-06-22

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2010-06-22

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Jun. 22nd 2010 Extracts from the history of the Swiss Franc (June 2010) The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has apparently admitted (temporary) defeat in its battle to hold down the value of the Franc. ” ‘The SNB has reached its limits and if the market wants to see a franc at 1.35 versus the euro, … Continue reading »

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JP Morgan: Reflections on negative interest rates in Switzerland

chf appreciated despite, snb abopts fx target nominal real
Negative interest rates naturally attract attention given Switzerland’s use of these between 1972-1978.

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Swiss Franc Surges to Record High: Where was the SNB? (March 2010)

2010-03-22

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2010-03-22

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Mar. 26th 2010  Extracts from the history of the Swiss Franc (March 2010)   One of the clear victors of the Greek sovereign debt crisis has been the Swiss Franc, which has risen 5% against the Euro over the last quarter en route to a record high. 5% may not sound like much until you … Continue...

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The Line in Sand of 1.50 Collapses (December 2009, January 2010)

2010-01-26

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2010-01-26

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Jan. 26th 2010 Extracts from the history of the Swiss Franc Pull up a 1-year chart of the Euro against the Swiss Franc, and you’ll quickly notice a salient trend: the exchange rate has hovered slightly above €1.50 since last March, with three notable deviations. The first occurred last March, when the Swiss National Bank (SNB) …

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Swiss National Bank Still Committed to FX Intervention (July 2009)

2009-07-17

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2009-07-17

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Jul. 17th 2009 Extracts from the history of the Swiss franc (July 2009). When the Swiss National Bank (SNB) intervened three weeks ago in forex markets, the Swiss Franc instantly declined 2% against the Euro. Since then, the Franc has risen slowly, and it’s now in danger of touching the “line in the sand” of …

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SNB Intervenes on Behalf of Franc (June 2009)

2009-06-26

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2009-06-26

swiss franc rises after snb intervention
Jun. 26th 2009 Extracts from the history of the Swiss franc (June 2009)   Back on March 12, the Swiss National Bank issued a stern promise that it would actively seek to hold down the value of the Swiss Franc (CHF) as a means of forestalling deflation. The currency immediately plummeted 5%, as traders made … Continue...

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SNB Fulfills Promise of Forex Intervention, Franc Collapses (March 2009)

2009-03-17

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2009-03-17

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Extracts from the history of the Swiss franc (March 2009).   Mar. 17th 2009   Last week, the Forex Blog concluded a post on the Swiss Franc by suggesting that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) could artificially depress the value of its currency, which had “not just posted strong gains against the eurosince late August …

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