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LMAX Exchange release
January 16th, 2015
Business as usual at LMAX Exchange following extreme CHF volatility LMAX Exchange, the world’s only regulated MTF for FX, today reported business as usual following the extreme market volatility caused by the discontinuation of the CHF peg by the ...
Swiss National Bank press conference on Discontinuation of the minimum exchange rate
January 15th, 2015
Discontinuation of the minimum exchange rate The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has decided to discontinue the minimum exchange rate ofCHF 1.20 per euro with immediate effect and to cease foreign currency purchases associated with enforcing it. The minimum exchange rate ...
Swiss National Bank discontinues minimum exchange rate and lowers interest rate to –0.75%
January 15th, 2015
Target range moved further into negative territory The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is discontinuing the minimum exchange rate of CHF 1.20 per euro. At the same time, it is lowering the interest rate on sight deposit account balances that exceed a ...
Swiss National Bank expects annual profit of CHF 38 billion
January 9th, 2015
Large annual profit allows for supplementary distribution According to provisional calculations, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will report a profit in the order of CHF 38 billion for the 2014 financial year. The profit on foreign currencypositions amounted to ...
Swiss National Bank introduces negative interest rates
December 18th, 2014
Minimum exchange rate reaffirmed, and target range for threemonth Libor lowered into negative territory The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is imposing an interest rate of –0.25% on sight deposit account balances at the SNB, with the aim of taking the three-month ...
Technical Analysis: Currency pairs – Dec 11
December 11th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 11, 2014 EUR/USD keeps moving higher threatening the bear trend. Currently EUR/USD traded around 1.249 level and keeps moving higher. A break of 1.25 will eventually target 1.26 next and a down movement to 1.245 ...
Dollar Rises to 7-Year High Versus Yen on Economy; Aussie Slides
December 1st, 2014
The dollar rose to a seven-year high versus the yen before data forecast to show U.S. manufacturing outpaced global peers, reinforcing the outlook for higher interest rates in the world’s largest economy. The greenback extended gains against the currencies of commodity-producing ...
Citi Sees Gold as Bitcoin Says Swiss Vote Makes No Sense
November 27th, 2014
The initiative requiring the Swiss National Bank to hold a fixed portion of its assets in gold makes no sense, according to Citigroup Inc., which said the metal was the equivalent of the virtual currency bitcoin. “There is no economic or ...
Friday November 21: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
November 21st, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 21, 2014 EURUSD sold off in the early session testing the 1.25 handle for support which stood the test of bearish sellers. The dip was bought into by short covering stops triggered at ...
Thursday November 20: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
November 20th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 20, 2014 Flat day edging slightly higher on the close after testing resistance at the 1.26 handle. A close above extends to 1.2630-50 area. More consolidation in the 1.25-26 area likely to remain ...
