Dollar Rebounds on U.S.-EU Tariff Truce, but Swiss Franc Still Outshines the Euro
July 28, 2025Greenback Gets a Lift from Brussels-Washington Breakthrough
The U.S. dollar clawed back ground on Monday after the White House and European Commission unveiled a framework deal that caps U.S. import duties on EU goods at 15 %-half the punitive rate threatened for 1 August. By muting the prospect of an all-out trade war, the accord rekindled demand for dollar assets and pushed the greenback higher across the G10 board.
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Swiss Franc Leaps in Global FX Reserves as Dollar Share Slips and Euro Regains Ground
July 09, 2025IMF COFER Report: Safe-Haven CHF Steals the Quarter
July 9 - Fresh data from the International Monetary Fund show that central banks are diversifying faster into Swiss francs than into any other major currency. The franc’s share of reported official reserves quadrupled to 0.8 % in Q1 2025 the highest reading since the euro replaced the legacy Swiss-franc line item back in 1999. By contrast, the U.S. dollar’s allocation slid to 57.7 %, down another tenth of a point, while the euro edged up to 20.1 %, its best level in more than two years.
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EU Talent Keeps Switzerland Ticking - And the Strong Franc Sweetens the Deal
July 04, 2025Free Movement Fuels Swiss Growth
July 4 - A new government-commissioned report concludes that EU and EFTA nationals are “indispensable” to Switzerland’s economy. Under the free-movement agreement, European professionals fill critical skill gaps in finance, biotech and engineering, while lower-skill recruits support hospitality, construction and manufacturing - sectors where Swiss firms struggle to hire locally.
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June 26, 2025Safe-Haven Franc Rewrites the FX Leaderboard
JUNE 26 - A new wave of distrust in U.S. monetary independence has propelled the Swiss franc to its strongest level against the dollar in more than ten years, trading near 0.8007 USD/CHF. The move compresses EUR/CHF back toward the 0.93 - 0.94 corridor and leaves cross-border workers earning francs with even greater purchasing power when converting into euros.
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June 10, 2025Swiss Franc Touches Fresh Weekly High
Monday’s session saw the U.S. dollar retreat to CHF 0.8317—its weakest level in more than a week—after Moody’s cut America’s sovereign credit rating by one notch, citing a ballooning USD 36 trillion debt load. The franc’s renewed strength underscores its safe-haven appeal anytime U.S. fiscal risk headlines surface, despite the Swiss National Bank’s own dovish bias and looming rate-cut expectations.
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