SNB 3 month LIBOR target range remains at 0.0% to 0.25%

March 15, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

* SNB to continue to defend Eur/Chf ceiling of 1.2000

* Chf  is still high; ready to take further measures

* economy to expand 1.0% in 2012 vs previous 0.5% estimate

* there is no risk of inflation in forseeable future

Swiss government raises growth forecast, doen’t see recession

March 15, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

* GDP to rise 0.8% in 2012 vs previous 0.5% estimate

* 2013 GDP should rise 1.8% vs previous 1.9% estimate

* further economic worsening is unlikely

* economy should gain strength over year

* economy showing some signs of stability

* export slowdon is less marked than feared

* debt crisis is considerable risk

Usd/Chf off 20 points to .9288

Swiss Feb. PPI up 0.8% vs. 0.4%

March 13, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Usd/Chf and Eur/Chf unaffected, trading at .9170 and 1.2055 respectively.

Swiss Feb. CPI rose 0.3% from prior month vs. 0.2% expected

March 8, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Eur/Chf and Usd/Chf unaffected, trading at 1.2056 and .9150 respectively.

Swiss Producer Price Index unchanged in Jan. from prior month, a 0.2% increse was expected

February 13, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Usd/Chf trades at .9121, up about 5 pips since release.

Swiss KOF Economic Barometer -0.17 vs -0.06 expected

January 27, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Usd/Chf and Eur/Chf unaffected by news, trading at .9216 and 1.2063 respectively.

Swiss PPI rises 0.3% in December, a 0.3% decline was expected

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Usd/Chf trades at .9525, unaffected by number.

Swiss retail sales

January 9, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Swiss retail sales y/y came in at 1.8%, stronger than the 0.6% expected.

Usd/Chf is off about 5 points since release, trading at .9532.

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