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The article focuses on the foreign currency trading on January 4, 1978 when the U.S. announced its decision to intervene in the market to prop up the U.S. dollar. It discusses the attraction of foreign currency trading for speculators, citing the increases in volume of trades for the seven currencies including the German marc, the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen. It contends that the buying trends were meant to test the seriousness of the Federal Reserve to rescue the dollar.

The article reports on the money dealer Andre Levy's denial on the issues about his fellow money dealers in Lausanne, Switzerland. According to Levy, there is no truth that his company Tradition S.A. exchanges half a billion dollars for stronger currencies. This in turn has lowered the value of dollars against the currencies of several countries including the German mark, Japanese yen and Swiss franc. U.S. President Nick Carter's appeal to cut the trade deficit and support the dollar is discussed.

Several tables are presented depicting the foreign currency positions of the U.S. on large foreign exchange market participants as of March 28, 2012 including Canadian dollar, Japanese yen and Swiss franc.

The article reports on the weakness of the U.S. dollar abroad in 1979 as it fell 3 percent against the German mark and 2 percent against the Swiss franc. In response to the decline of the dollar against the European currencies, the Federal Reserve was forced into the currency markets to purchase dollars. The article also discusses how the dollar is suffering from a decline in the interest rate differential between the U.S. and Europe.

The article reports on the decline in the value of the U.S. dollar in the world money markets. It states that the American currency has roughly declined by 13% against the Belgian franc, Dutch guilder, and West German mark since September 1974. It adds that the U.S. dollar has also dropped 20% of its previous value in French and Swiss francs. It also mentions the state visit of the Shah of Iran where he revealed that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will possibly take advantage of the situation to justify the oil price increase during the fall season. It says that oil companies have complained on the falling dollar which is said to have reduced their capability to buy industrialized goods. Meanwhile, it says that financiers expect the end of the dollar crisis.

The article discusses changes to the value of the U.S. dollar as of March 1980 with a focus on their economic impact. Topics include the U.S. balance of trade, interest rates, and the political aspects of a stronger U.S. currency. Graphs presenting the U.S. balance of payments as well as the value of the dollar as compared with other currencies such as the Swiss franc, the Yen, and Deutsche marks, arealso presented.

The article reports on the inflation of German mark and Swiss franc against the dollar by 35%. The European monetary officials demand the U.S. Government to intervene to keep the dollar through buying up dollars on foreign money markets. The Federal Reserve agrees to increase the foreign currency by 50% through the swap arrangement for use in buying up surplus dollars abroad. A set of figures on undervalued dollar was put together by the West German government showing that the exchange rate and purchasing power of Swiss francs and French francs against the U.S. dollars. Moreover, the author says that the U.S. is in deep deficit in the payment balance however, the American tourists flock to Europe, sending military personnel overseas, and business are moving capital abroad.

While all WTO decisions are made by consensus, the U.S. has an important say in funding matters because it contributes more money than any other single country to the annual budget -- 22.7 million Swiss francs in 2019, according to WTO data. WTO members plan to consider the U.S. proposal during a Nov. 27 meeting of the WTO budget, finance and administration committee in Geneva. The possibility of a WTO shutdown was serious enough that WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo on Nov. 13 sent a message to the WTO's 646 employees to tell them not to be concerned about their job security. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the record volume of U.S. stocks being held by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in the second quarter of 2019. Topics covered include role of the efforts of the SNB to weaken the Swiss franc in the growth of its investment portfolio, number of U.S. companies where SNB has a stake which includes Apple Inc. and Facebook, and investment approach of SNB for its foreign exchange holdings.

The article focuses on the problems face by U.S. leading watch producer Bulova Watch Co. It says that Bulova has a net loss from the fourth quarter of 1974 to March 31, 1975 which results to the cutting of its dividend from 17½ to five cents per share. The recession causes the Bulova's increased interest costs and high inventories and the inflated value of Swiss franc erodes the cost competitiveness of the company. Bulova chairman Harry B. Henshel is confident to solve the problems.

The article focuses on the negative implication of the 2.47 rise of Swiss franc value against dollar in the Zurich exchange, which led to the Bern, Switzerland government's implementation of negative interest penalty for nonresidents with 20,000 or more purchase of francs retroactive to October 31,1975. It states that the rise of value, which is believed to cause by large purchase by Middle East government for Swiss francs, upsets Swiss as it increases costs for its goods and services and thus threatens their export and tourist industries that covers 40% of their gross national product (GNP). Moreover, it mentions that such increases also reflect hard economy in the U.S., which supports the country.

The article reports on the decline in the value of the U.S. dollar in the banking centers of Western Europe. It states that the U.S. dollar has decreased by about 14% against the Swiss franc because of the country's economic problems and the reduction in interest rates. Moreover, it notes that the U.S. dollar has fallen by more than 8% against the West German mark.

The article focuses on investments in gold in the U.S. Gold has done well since ownership was relegalized in the early 1970s, over the past century it has delivered real appreciation of about 0.6% a year. In U.S. dollars, gold is still in an uptrend that began in 1985 and thus it might seem relatively dear. But in Swiss francs and Japanese yen, its price is about as low as it has been in six years. So the Japanese have been buying. A U.S. Democratic victory this fall, especially if produced by extravagant populist promises, could strengthen inflationary expectations and send gold higher.

The article discusses three ways on how to trade Swiss franc in the stock exchange market in the U.S. According to the author, a June Swiss franc futures contract is the simplest strategy in trading the money. In addition, the strategy is advantageous on the part of a dealer because the exchange market does not add on for profit if the trading is put on credit. On the other hand, June options and strike prices are among of the method in trading Swiss franc.

The article discusses appreciation of the Swiss franc versus the euro and the U.S. dollar, said to amount to 11 percent in 2010. Retail jewelry store owner Urs Boehler is noted for his plans to market cheaper products to maintain revenues. Switzerland is said to be losing tourism business as well because of the strength of the franc.

With US rates poised to rise, Latin borrowers are turning to Swiss francs in record numbers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the potential impact of the U.S. Presidential election on the financial markets in November 2012. It mentions that gold and the Swiss franc (USD/CHF) receive serious concerns since they are correlated inversely. It notes that the valuation of the USD/CHF has mounted and declined due to the optimistic and pessimistic gold moves.

The article reports that Credit Suisse, Julius Bär and Zürcher Kantonalbank have received a mandate from Julius Bär to organise investor meetings in Switzerland for a potential Swiss franc hybrid capital issue that will help finance its acquisition of the international wealth management businesses of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. It relates the reaction of the bank's shareholders to the decision of the bank to reduce its rights issue to 500 million Swiss francs.

The article reports on the impact of the growing value of gold on the U.S. economy. Several investors preferred to invest on gold and Swiss franc due to concerns over the debate on debt ceiling in the U.S. and sovereign debt in Europe. The value of gold reached its record high of 1,602.86 U.S. dollars on August 22, 2011. A research study conducted by Nomura revealed that gold is negatively correlated with real rates and to the U.S. dollar.

The article focuses on the forecast of Credit Agricole foreign exchange strategy head Mitul Kotecha for the performance of the Australian and New Zealand dollars in 2011. He attributes the 4.6% gain in the Kiwi against the Australian dollar since May 4 to strong economic data. The only foreign currencies that registered an increase against the U.S. dollar during the month were the Kiwi and Swiss franc. He predicts the resurgence of the Aussie following weakness due to concerns over growth.

The article reports a drop in copper prices ahead of news on the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy on pre-market trading on the London Metal Exchange on April 20, 2011. There has been fierce selling before the monetary policy announcement, which saw the U.S. dollar drop to record lows against the Singapore dollar, Swiss franc and a 16-month low against the euro. Three-month copper traded at 9,415 U.S. dollars per tonne.

The article presents updates on hot commodities in the U.S. in 2008. It relates the decline of crude oil futures to $42.51 per barrel in early December from $148.17 on July 11. It also highlights the collapse of corn prices in December from a high of $7.75 per bushel in late June. The lost steam of the Swiss franc against the U.S. dollar is also discussed.

The article reports on the parity issue of the American dollar and Swiss franc. Jason Yu, currency strategist for ODL Securities, claims that the value of Swiss franc also decreases as the American dollar continues to lower down. He likewise expects the market turmoil between the American dollar and Swiss franc to benefit low yielding currencies like the Japanese yen.

Presents a chart depicting the exchange rate of the Swiss francs in various large financial institutions in the U.S.

Presents a chart depicting the exchange rate of the Swiss francs in financial companies in the U.S.

Presents a chart depicting the exchange rate of the Swiss francs in various financial institutions in the U.S.

Focuses on Swiss franc annuities, a life income guaranteed by a Switzerland insurance company and paid in Swiss francs in the U.S. Details about Swiss franc annuities; Governance of Swiss insurance companies by insurance regulations and privacy laws that apply to Swiss bank accounts; Books for reference on Swiss franc annuities.

Deutsche Bahn priced a Sfr175m 10 year bond on Monday, its first issue in Swiss francs for over a year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Disappointing PMI data in China and Europe; group led by Anthony Ressler to buy Atlanta Hawks; U.K. sales numbers weaker than expected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a world of quantitative easing and near-zero interest rates, the unexpected drop in oil prices and jump in the Swiss franc have dire implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]