Last year’s $143 billion loss is the biggest in the regulator’s 116-year history.
The Swiss National Bank posted the biggest annual loss in its 116-year history as falling stock and fixed-income markets hit the value of its share and bond portfolio, the bank announced on Monday, citing preliminary estimations.
The SNB lost around 132 billion francs ($143 billion) in 2022, which is equal to about 18% of Switzerland’s projected gross domestic product and five times higher than its previous record loss of 23 billion francs ($25 billion) in 2015.
Almost the entire loss, 131 billion francs ($142.8 billion), was linked to collapsed foreign currency positions, having bought around $1 billion worth of stocks and bonds as part of a campaign to weaken the Swiss franc. This was partially offset by a $435.9 million increase in the value of the bank’s gold holdings.
The value of the Swiss central bank’s foreign-exchange reserves slumped about 17% last year and totaled 784 billion francs ($854.4 billion) in December down from 945 billion francs ($1 trillion) a year earlier when the SNB reported a 26 billion franc ($28.3 billion) profit.
The 2022 loss means the SNB will not distribute any profits to central and regional Swiss governments. It will be only the second time since its establishment in 1906 that it skipped its usual payout. Last year, the Swiss central bank paid out six billion francs ($6.5 billion) to the federal government and cantons, which will now be forced to review their spending plans.
When uncertainty or difficult times agead, do as bankers. Buy gold or even silver if you cannot afford gold. Coins are easy to purchase and beter than leaving your saving at the bank. Savings and bank assets can be confiscated, remember ?
Or please yourself and buy big chunck gold jewellry. Even second hand
Credit Suisse; maybe if they were to change their rules for foreign investors, and insure the privacy of the same, they wouldn’t be in the current financial fiasco!
They should ignore FATCA and IRS reporting as they relate to American customers and clients. Both the U.S. Treasury and the IRS have NO jurisdiction in Switzerland, nor does the Israeli-trained U.S. Law Enforcement entities!
And INTERPOL is limited by the Privacy Laws in Switzerland and the Netherlands!
Russian Banks are somewhat tricky to deal with, but it CAN be done with some financial finesse.