Swiss Franc (CHF)

News: Swiss Franc

• Swiss Government Parties: EUR/CHF Floor Of 1.2 Is Necessary, Absolute Minimum - Smart Money (3 February 2012, 5:19 pm)
• Forex - USD/CHF up during Asian trade - Stock Markets Review (3 February 2012, 5:59 am)
• Forex: USD/CHF up after Swiss trade balance - FXStreet.com (2 February 2012, 7:26 am)

Reports & Events: Swiss Franc

• 2012-02-01 - Statistics - Interest rates and exchange rates February 2012 (1 February 2012, 6:30 am)
• 2012-01-31 - Money market debt register claims - Money market debt register claims of the Swiss Confederation: Results (31 January 2012, 10:15 am)
• 2012-01-31 - Statistics - SNB balance sheet items end of December 2011 (31 January 2012, 8:00 am)

Discussions: Swiss Franc

• Forex: USD/CHF jumps above 0.9200 after Employment report - FXstreet.com - Forex Discuss (3 February 2012, 12:57 pm)
• USDCHF traded in a narrow range - eInvestorsForum (3 February 2012, 2:33 am)
• USDCHF stays in a downward price channel - eInvestorsForum (2 February 2012, 1:55 am)

Videos: Swiss Franc

About the Swiss Franc

The Swiss “franc” (plural: francs) is the official currency used in the country of Switzerland, as well as Liechtenstein, and the Italian municipality of Campione d'Italia. Its official currency code (ISO) is “BRL” and it is symbolized by “R$”. The primary denominations include 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimes coins; 1, 2 and 5 franc coins (1 franc = 100 centimes); and 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 franc paper bank notes. In Switzerland, decimal numbers are denoted using a point (e.g. 1.50). The swiss franc has a managed floating exchange rate.

Central Bank: The Swiss National Bank