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EURO-SWISS
EURO-SWISS: Tuesday saw Bank of America Research note that "Mar-May has been a
busy phase for the SNB. After a period of benign activity, it has been forced to
step up its defense of EUR/CHF. Using weekly sight deposits as a proxy,
interventions to weaken CHF have been exponential and the pace of accumulation
is similar to previous periods where the SNB has been active in its efforts to
support EUR/CHF. The missing link now is the question of a new EUR/CHF peg. We
think the risks are low but given previous SNB modus operandi we cannot
completely rule it out. Nonetheless, we think a number of dynamics are likely to
underpin CHF. These include reserve managers preference for defensive assets,
resilience of the Swiss economy to the pandemic and focus on EZ debt dynamics in
the post-global recession environment."
- Ultimately they suggest that the "path of least resistance remains for CHF to
grind higher and for EUR/CHF to breach 1.05 as EZ debt concerns dominate
medium-term."
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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