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Oct 30, 2026
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Switzerland's blue-chip index looks diversified. Roche, Novartis and Nestlé make up about 48% of an SMI tracker.
A record 2025, a wild summer, a cooler autumn. What the gold price in CHF tells you, and what it does not.
Prices are rising at their fastest pace in two years. Almost all of it comes from abroad.
Bern wants Switzerland's last big bank to hold more equity. UBS puts the cost at about USD 18 billion. Here is what is at stake.
Pension
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The first increase since 2025 takes effect on 1 January. Your 2026 contribution still runs on the old cap of CHF 7,258.
Mortgages
The average 10-year rate fell from 2.07% to 1.93% in October. What you are really choosing between.
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One number set in Zurich ripples through your savings account, your mortgage and the franc. The next decision is in December.
The SNB says the franc lost around 3% on a trade-weighted basis between June and September. What drives it, and what the SNB does about it.
