Switzerland

Credit Suisse needs strong balance sheet

Robert-Jan Bartunek, Katharina Bart and Joshua Franklin, Reuters
July 1, 2015

Credit Suisse's new chief executive told staff in a memo on Wednesday the Swiss bank needed a st

Metals market update for June 3

Mark O'Byrne
June 3, 2015

Today’s AM LBMA Gold Price was $1,186.60, €1,067.23 and £777.60 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM LBMA Gold Price was $1,188.75, €1,083.17  and £779.91 per ounce.

Imports come from Switzerland

Paul Ploumis
February 27, 2015
Imports from Switzerland accounted for 60% of total gold imports to India in 2014.

Greece comes to terms on extensions; havens suffer

Lananh Nguyen
Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg
February 23, 2015
The Swiss franc weakened as Greece reached a deal.

Swiss franc: just go with it

Neal Gilbert
February 17, 2015
The trading world is paying less attention to the SNB than when a bank usually influences monetary policy.

Geopolitical strife a boon for precious metals

Goldcore
February 2, 2015
Gold is fulfilling its role as the safe haven amidst a tumultuous global environment.

Swedish hedge fund counting on U.S. growth

Niklas Magnusson, Bloomberg
February 2, 2015
Sweden's Coeli Asset Management has positioned itself for recovery drawn by U.S. economic might. The risk? Russia.

Global equities mixed

Nick Gentle and Stephen Kirkland, Bloomberg
February 2, 2015
After Greece's Syriza won big at elections last week, Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos is trying to do the same, causing stocks to fall across the Eurozone.

Russia wants in on currency war

Matt Levine, Bloomberg
January 30, 2015
Bloomberg's Matt Levine explains why Russia wants in on currency wars amidst threats of recession, surging inflation, and a terribly weak ruble.

Swiss gold exports go unchecked

Paul Ploumis
January 26, 2015
Swiss gold exports to India surged in the past two months.