War revives stagflation dangers for global economyGlobal economic outlook faces uncertainty as seven weeks of Middle East conflict impact growth and inflation. Business surveys from Austral...
19 Apr, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
Price hikes, outlook cuts - What airlines are doing as fuel costs surgeGlobal air travel faces significant disruption due to the Iran war, leading to widespread flight cancellations and suspensions across the M...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Dollar surges in Asia as war's safe-haven shelterThe US dollar is surging, becoming the strongest safe asset. War in the Middle East has sent oil prices soaring and other assets tumbling. ...
31 Mar, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
War sets dollar for monthly rise, yen recovers on intervention threatThe US dollar is surging globally, driven by Middle East conflict and rising oil prices. This makes it the strongest safe asset as global r...
31 Mar, 2026, 07.17 AM IST
Global Markets | From Q1 rout to Q2 risks: Investors face an uncertain road aheadGlobal markets are experiencing extreme volatility. Geopolitical events and changing monetary policies are impacting investments. Energy pr...
30 Mar, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Sign of the times as Swiss buy euros, not dollarsThe Swiss National Bank is significantly shifting its currency preference from the dollar to the euro in its reserve management. This move,...
02 Oct, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
US dollar rebounds against safe-haven currencies after Trump pauses tariffsThe U.S. dollar rebounded against safe-haven currencies including the yen and Swiss franc after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day p...
09 Apr, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
Credit Suisse shares slip despite moves to soothe investor concernsSwiss regulator FINMA and the Bank of England in London, where the lender has a major hub, were monitoring the situation at Credit Suisse a...
03 Oct, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
Das-led RBI set to bring back ‘exotic currency bets’A strong lobby is believed to be in favour of scrapping the ban.
28 Mar, 2019, 11.46 AM IST
Swiss president says no need for emergency franc measuresNine months after the Swiss central bank stunned markets by abandoning its 1.20 franc-per-euro currency cap, Simonetta Sommaruga said franc...
12 Oct, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
Swiss gold exports to India cross Rs 70,000 crore; banks turn wary after black money probeThe gold exports from Switzerland to India stood at about Rs 15,000 crore in September alone, which is double the figure for the previous m...
26 Oct, 2014, 02.31 PM IST
- Swiss banks come up with new safe haven
Amidst a global crackdown against alleged black money in secret Swiss bank accounts, their bankers are selling a new safe haven idea to the...
02 Jul, 2012, 09.50 AM IST
Rich hoarding banknotes, gold and art works in Swiss banksBankers are selling a new safe-haven idea to their rich clients -- the high-value 1,000 franc notes to be stored in safe deposit boxes.
01 Jul, 2012, 03.29 PM IST
- Swiss Central Bank cuts rate to curb Franc's gains
The Swiss central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates and said it will increase the supply of francs to money markets to curb the "massive...
04 Aug, 2011, 05.27 AM IST
- Swiss bank UBS returns to profit, struggles with outflows
Troubled Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday it had surged back into quarterly profit for the first time in more than a year even though it was sti...
09 Feb, 2010, 05.08 PM IST
- Nestle posts jump in net profits to 18 bn francs
Swiss food giant Nestle said on Thursday net profits surged 69.4 per cent to 18 billion Swiss francs (12 billion euros, 15 billion dollars)...
19 Feb, 2009, 01.43 PM IST
- Cos cut loose from currency derivatives
Corporates are walking out of currency derivatives. In the past few weeks, more than 100 companies have cancelled their derivative contract...
04 Mar, 2008, 03.07 AM IST