usd/chf News

FOREX-Dollar up vs yen on US jobs data, holds steady vs euro
While the dollar maintained its advantage against the yen and Swiss franc, the euro clawed back to the break-even point by the end of the day on greater risk tolerance, illustrated by a rally in stocks and a plunge in US Treasury prices.Swiss Franc Pares Losses as Exports Increase, Intervention Concern Eases
The Swiss franc pared losses against the dollar and the euro as a government report showed exports rose in December, cooling speculation the central bank will intervene to weaken the currency. The franc also erased earlier declines versus the dollar as ...US dollar longs fall to lowest since November-CFTC
The Reuters calculation for the aggregate US dollar position is derived from net positions of International Monetary Market speculators in the yen, euro, British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian and Australian dollars. JAPANESE YEN (Contracts of 12500000 ...Dollar rises as jobs boost dents QE3 speculation
The Canadian dollar climbed 0.4 per cent to $1.0052 while the New Zealand dollar rose 0.4 per cent to $0.8360. The yen and the Swiss franc weakened against the euro and the dollar, giving up some of their gains earlier in the week.Roche Sees High Single-Digit 2012 Profit Growth on New Drugs
Net income last year rose to 9.5 billion Swiss francs ($10.3 billion) from 8.9 billion francs a year earlier, the Basel, Switzerland-based company said today in a statement on its website. Earnings per share excluding some items were 12.30 francs, ...Swiss Watch Exports Hit Record High
Figures from the Swiss customs office Thursday showed Swiss watch exports rising 19% in nominal terms to 19.28 billion Swiss Francs ($21.06 billion) in 2011 from the 16.14 billion francs in 2010. The figure beat the previous record of 17 billion francs ...Yen's on a Roll, Dollar Hangs on Jobs Report
[WSJ] Japan is prepared to intervene to halt the rise of the yen, and dollar-yen is near a three-month low. [Reuters] Commodity exports lifted Australia's trade surplus and the Australian dollar rose. [FT] Political pressure on the Swiss National Bank ...Roche full-year profit up 7 pct to 9.5B francs
By Frank Jordans, AP GENEVA — Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG said Wednesday its full-year net profit rose 7 percent to 9.54 billion Swiss francs ($10.35 billion) in 2011, despite adverse exchange rates and falling sales. Core earnings per share ...

usd/chf Analysis

Forex: USD/CHF jumps above 0.9200 after Employment report
The USD/CHF has jumped around 100 pips in the last hour with the pair breaking up the 0.9200 level and reaching fresh intra-day high at 0.9230. Currently, the USD/CHF is trading around 0.9210, 0.45% above today's opening price action.Daily Report: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF
By iForex | Forex | Feb 03, 2012 11:23AM GMT The US Dollar traded mixed and rebounded as demand for refuge increased on worries over Greece's inability to overcome the latest impasse in negotiations to restructure its debt. Federal Reserve Chairman ...Forex - EUR/CHF, USD/CHF Flows: Talks >15-20bln stops below 1.20 SNB floor
Vols likely to shoot up should market players push EUR/CHF lower through 1.2025 option barriers toward the huge 1.2000, from 1.2058-61 now. Good to be on guard for EUR/CHF moves - SNB news. USD/CHF at 0.9177-80 - with up/down moves very much dictated ...Forex Trading: USDCHF Tests Topside Trendline.
The USDCHF moved above trendline resistance at the 0.9226 level but come off. This trendline is from the high on Jan 20 connecting to the high on Jan 25th. The price previously moved above 38.2% of the same move down at the 0.92139.USD/CHF Forecast February 3, 2012, Technical Analysis
USD/CHF rose during the session on Thursday, but was fairly weak in its momentum. It gave up about half of the gains by the close, and the pair looks like it isn't quite ready to move forward yet. We have a simple set up in the pair at the moment, ...Forex: USD/CHF retreats from 0.9200 and falls to 0.9160
FXstreet.com (Florida) - After peaking above 0.9200 in the early American morning, the USD/CHF has retreated towards levels close to 0.9160 on the back of good US claims data that has spurred the sentiment risk and pushed the USD under pressure.USD/CHF Classical Technical Report 02.03
By Joel Kruger, Technical Strategist USD/CHF: Although our overall outlook remains intensely bullish, the market is in the process of some interday consolidation before the next major upside extension beyond 0.9600 and towards parity.USD/JPY, USD/CHF Flows: JPY Fix 76.13; eye BoJ/MoF rumours; 76.00 Options
USD/CHF at 0.8135-40, it hit 2-month lows of 0.9115 on USD sales, lowest since Dec 2 0.9108. 2-way interest in USD/CHF - given selling interest in USD/CHF, EUR/CHF for now - but downside supported by talks of SNB interest in EUR/CHF at 1.2000-40 level, ...