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While its persistent weakness leads us to change our short-term forecast for the franc, our outlook for the currency next year remains unchanged.The Swiss franc remains weak, notably against the euro, despite geopolitical tensions, elevated political uncertainty in Spain and some euro weakness relative to the US dollar. This means that the unattractiveness of the franc (based on its high valuation and low yield) outweighs its defensive features.In the short term, given interest rates...

Investec Switzerland. The SMI is set to end the week modestly lower along with global stocks after earnings reports from pharmaceuticals heavyweights Roche and Novartis fell short of analyst’s estimates. Global markets experienced another volatile week amid ongoing speculation over whether central banks will come to the rescue of turbulent financial markets. A bad week for Novartis – © Lucaderoma | Dreamstime.com The slowdown in China and central remained central to...