This article examines the performance of the Swiss franc against the US dollar and provides some information about the Swiss currency. Investors can hedge against US equity downside and future dollar depreciation by diversifying into Swiss francs.
The Swiss Franc
The one-month Bloomberg chart below shows that the US dollar has recently weakened against the Swiss franc. That simply means that US investors can buy fewer Swiss francs with their dollars.
If one takes a longer view of the performance of the Swiss franc, that is, a five-year span, it is clear that the