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Central bank decisions, economic data, gold and oil, and plain-English guides to how currency trading works. Every article links to its primary sources.
The franc is a haven, a funding currency and an SNB-managed instrument at once — and the combination produces behaviour no other currency shows. Here is what makes it different and how to read it.
Central banks sometimes buy or sell their own currency to move it — and the results range from decisive to futile. Here is what intervention is, when it succeeds, and the tell-tale signs to watch.
The Swiss franc is a safe haven and an SNB-managed currency at once, and USD/CHF trades both stories. Here is how the two faces interact, what the SNB's zero rate means, and how to trade the pair.
When markets panic, money flows into a few currencies seen as safe. Why the yen, franc and dollar play that role, and when it breaks down.
Pairs that share a currency or an economic driver tend to move in step. How correlation works, why it changes and how it can quietly double your risk.
When a currency moves too far, too fast, authorities can buy or sell it directly. How intervention works, Japan's record operations and what it means for traders.
The Swiss National Bank abandoned its minimum exchange rate of CHF 1.20 per euro without warning, and the franc jumped within minutes. What happened, why, and what it taught traders about risk.
