Swiss Find Goldilocks Formula in House Market Case Study

When it comes to the housing market, the Swiss might be achieving what Goldilocks wanted in a porridge: getting it just right. Unable to raise interest rates for fear of pushing up the franc, authorities tackled a residential property boom with regulatory measures aimed at reining in exuberance.

Swiss central bank keeps some gold in UK, Canada

GENEVA: The Swiss National Bank has for the first time disclosed where it stashes its 1,040 tons of gold, saying almost a third is kept overseas, in Britain and Canada.

SNB's cap on franc to stick even as reserves grow: Reuters Poll

(Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank will succeed in defending its cap on the franc's value even if Greece or another country leaves the euro zone, a Reuters poll shows, and it won't have to reinforce its defenses as the economy slows.

Credit Suisse Races UBS Building Buffers in Fortress Switzerland

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG, Switzerland’s largest banks, are finding that the advantages of Europe’s toughest capital requirements are helping offset the costs as the region’s sovereign-debt crisis escalates.