The Swiss franc advanced today as the European Union leaders considered withholding half of the â¬12 billion portion of the Greek aid, increasing demand for safety of the Swiss currency.
This measure was intended to encourage Greece to perform necessary reforms. Half if the rescue package should be enough to support the country in the short term, but pressure to continue spending cuts will remain. Elena Salgado, the Minister of Economy and Finance of Spain, thought that the aid should be provided in full, stating after the
USD/CHF fell from 0.8490 to 0.8427 today as of 14:36 GMT. EUR/CHF dropped to 1.2063 from 1.2133 after posting the intraday low of 1.2016.
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