SNB & CHF

Gold rebounds at the end of the week after the release of US PCE inflation data comes out lower than expected.  The data suggests a continuation of the Fed's monetary easing stance which is a positive factor for Gold.  Gold price retreats as less dovish interest rate prospects and a stronger US Dollar are bearish.  Gold (XAU/USD) recovers to trade in the $2.660s per troy ounce on Friday after the release of US PCE inflation data fails to meet...

The Swiss National Bank’s third interest rate cut did not push USD/CHF out of its month-long range between 0.84 and 0.8550, DBS’ FX analyst Philip Wee notes. SNB does not want EUR/CHF to find new lows “SNB lowered the policy rate by 25 bps to 1.00% and kept the door open for more easing in the coming quarters on its new forecast for inflation to decelerate to 0.6% in 2025 from 1.2% in 2024.” “In June, SNB projected a modest slowdown in...

USD/CHF is trading lower within a range formed since August.  It is in a sideways trend and a decisive breakout would be required to give directionality.  USD/CHF continues trading up and down within a range. It is probably in a sideways trend, which given the principle that “the trend is your friend” is likely to endure. USD/CHF 4-hour Chart    USD/CHF is currently moving down within the range and it will probably reach at least as far as...

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What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....

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Given the contentious topic of money and its influence on the world, I decided to see what ChatGPT “knows” about it. I was surprised by the breadth of its responses, as well as its information on free market positions, especially those of the Austrian school.Though my prompts (queries) were exactly as I present them here, ChatGPT was so expansive I had to edit its results due to article length restrictions. For emphasis and to mark subject headings ChatGPT frequently...

Overview: After its recent losses were extended, the dollar reversed higher in North America yesterday. Technically, this looks to have ended the sharp drop over the last couple of weeks, but there has been no follow-through gains today and a consolidative tone emerged. G10 currencies are firmer today, led by the recovery in the Antipodeans. The Swiss National Bank delivered the expected 25 bp rate cut, but the Swiss franc is up about 0.25%. Emerging market...