Euro Rate

Against the Swiss franc, the euro is currently worth 1.2059, compared to yesterday’s European close of 1.2051. Looking ahead, Swiss unemployment rate for February and the German factory orders for January are slated for release in the European session.

Wall Street JournalPort in a Euro-Zone StormWall Street JournalKey drivers, the consultancy says, are the strong Swiss franc and the country's low benchmark interest rates, which have pushed mortgage lending rates well below 3%. Zurich's first …

ZURICH — The current euro/Swiss franc level of around 1.20 isn’t a balanced rate, and isn’t ideal or beneficial for the Swiss economy, Swiss National Bank deputy director Thomas Moser said in an article published Friday. Moser, who is widely …

Most traders saw June as the most likely month for a first rate hike. Before the report, traders saw the first hike as most likely in August 2014. While the dollar maintained its advantage against the yen and Swiss franc, the euro clawed back to …

Most traders saw June as the most likely month for a first rate hike. Before the report, traders saw the first hike as most likely in August 2014. While the dollar maintained its advantage against the yen and Swiss franc, the euro clawed back to …

BBC NewsSNB To Defend CHF1.20 Vs EUR Floor With Utmost DeterminationWall Street Journal (India)The SNB has kept interest rates at a record low since 2008 and supplied money markets with generous liquidity injections. In September, it made its most aggr…

The euro and the Swiss franc will be smart currency plays in 2012 … Other investors are worried that the price of U.S. Treasurys will fall whenever interest rates begin rising from their historically low levels. He believes that the Canadian dollar …

Buy the Euro and the Swiss Franc in 2012: Jim RogersCNBC.comOther investors are worried that the price of US Treasurys will fall whenever interest rates begin rising from their historically low levels. He believes that the Canadian dollar is “one of …

Last September, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), the country’s central bank, eventually decided to intervene by adopting a minimum exchange rate against the euro. Three months later, the pressure remains high, and it’s not clear whether the central bank …

Moneycontrol.comThe Swiss Franc Before and After the SNB Rate DecisionFXstreet.comNaturally, all this speculation led to weakness in the franc, which in turn gave EUR/CHF a boost. As a matter of fact, in the hours leading to the rate decision and monet…