USD/CHF Price Forecast: Bearish outlook remains in play below 0.8250
The USD/CHF pair recovers some lost ground to near 0.8220 during the early European session on Tuesday. However, the potential upside for the pair might be limited amid the concerns over the mounting US national deficit.
Traders await the US Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence report, which is due later on Tuesday. Also, Durable Goods Orders and the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index will be published.
As a small and open economy, Switzerland is heavily dependent on the health of the neighboring Eurozone economies.
The broader European Union is Switzerland’s main economic partner and a key political ally, so macroeconomic and monetary policy stability in the Eurozone is essential for Switzerland and, thus, for the Swiss Franc (CHF).
With such dependency, some models suggest that the correlation between the fortunes of the Euro (EUR) and the CHF is more than 90%, or close to perfect
Macroeconomic data releases in Switzerland are key to assessing the state of the economy and can impact the Swiss Franc’s (CHF) valuation.
The Swiss economy is broadly stable, but any sudden change in economic growth, inflation, current account or the central bank’s currency reserves have the potential to trigger moves in CHF. Generally, high economic growth, low unemployment and high confidence are good for CHF. Conversely, if economic data points to weakening momentum, CHF is likely to depreciate.
Source: Fxstreet
