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| ZURICH Swiss chemicals maker Clariants biggest shareholder Saudi Basic Industries Corporation on Monday asked for a 12year time limit for Clariant board members that would put an end to Chairman Hariolf Kottmanns term | Negative | ZURICH Swiss chemicals maker Clariants biggest shareholder Saudi Basic Industries Corporation on Monday asked for a 12year time limit for Clariant board members that would put an end to Chairman Hariolf Kottmanns term | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-clariant-sabic/sabics-time-limit-request-for-clariant-board-would-end-chairmans-term-idUSKBN2920HK | 2020-12-28 |
| Most users supported the Swiss courts decision to refer his case back to CAS although many held out little hope of a reversal of the original result | Positive | Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has had his eightyear ban for doping violations referred back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after an appeal to a Swiss court the World AntiDoping Agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-doping-swimming-china-sun/swimming-suns-doping-ban-referred-back-to-cas-after-appeal-idUSKBN28X2SU | 2020-12-24 |
| ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday its experimental eye medicine faricimab matched Bayer and Regenerons Eylea against diabetic macular degeneration in acuity gains in two studies including one in which patients had lessfrequent shots | Negative | ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday its experimental eye medicine faricimab matched Bayer and Regenerons Eylea against diabetic macular degeneration in acuity gains in two studies including one in which patients had lessfrequent shots | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/roche-faricimab/roche-says-faricimab-meets-goals-in-trial-against-rivals-eylea-idUSKBN28V0JM | 2020-12-21 |
| The Swiss central bank is firmly under the Treasurys focus after spending 90 billion Swiss francs | Neutral | Being named a currency manipulator by the U.S. Treasury may be an embarrassment for Switzerland but the tag will likely have little effect on the Swiss National Banks monetary policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-markets-fed-analysis/analysis-u-s-currency-manipulator-tag-for-switzerland-unlikely-to-deter-fx-approach-idUSKBN28Q0LV | 2020-12-17 |
| The Swiss National Bank said it does not manipulate its currency and remains willing to intervene more strongly in the foreign exchange | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration labeled Switzerland and Vietnam currency manipulators on Wednesday in another parting shot at trading partners that could complicate matters for U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens incoming team | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-currency/u-s-calls-switzerland-vietnam-currency-manipulators-in-trump-trade-shot-idUSKBN28Q0O8 | 2020-12-17 |
| Hamers was considered a bold choice for UBS as he came from outside the Swiss establishment and did not have executive experience in the staid world of wealth management | Negative | A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a criminal investigation into the role UBS Chief Executive Ralph Hamers played in ING Groups failure to crack down on money laundering when he was head of the Dutch bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-ubs-ceo-probe-investigation/dutch-prosecutors-to-investigate-ubs-chief-over-ing-money-laundering-case-idUSKBN28J0VQ | 2020-12-10 |
| Huang was UBSs head of Asia ECM but resigned from the Swiss bank on Monday to join the U.S. firm the people said | Neutral | HONG KONG JPMorgan has hired UBS banker Peihao Huang to become the cohead of its equity capital markets business in Asia not including Japan according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-jp-morgan-moves-ubs-group/jpmorgan-hires-ubss-huang-for-asia-ecm-role-sources-idUSKBN28H0C0 | 2020-12-07 |
| The airline and its subsidiaries Eurowings Swiss Austrian and Brussels Airlines have slashed their schedules fleet and staff with air travel not expected to recover to prepandemic levels before 2025 | Negative | BERLIN Lufthansa will have shed 29000 staff by the end of the year and the German airline will cut another 10000 jobs in its home country next year as it struggles to cope with the coronavirus a newspaper reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/lufthansa-jobs/lufthansa-will-have-shed-29000-staff-by-year-end-bild-am-sonntag-idUSKBN28F0W7 | 2020-12-06 |
| Under a threeyear deferred prosecution agreement the Swiss trading firm admitted guilt and agreed to improve internal reporting and compliance functions | Negative | Vitol Groups U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay million to resolve probes by the U.S. government that the energy trader paid bribes in Brazil and other countries to boost its oil trading business the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-courtcase/vitol-pays-164-million-to-resolve-u-s-allegations-of-oil-bribes-in-latin-america-idUSKBN28D2VD | 2020-12-04 |
| Yann Cuenin head of Nevadia the Swissbased seller said the skeleton had been found in South Dakotas Badlands | Neutral | GENEVA A rare skeleton of a sabertoothed tiger which roamed the northern United States some 37 million years ago is estimated to fetch 6080000 Swiss francs next week auction house Piguet said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-art-auction-tiger/rare-u-s-saber-toothed-tiger-skeleton-up-for-auction-idUSKBN28B5NQ | 2020-12-02 |
| ZURICH Credit Suisse for the first time has reached beyond Swiss borders and proposed outgoing Lloyds Bank Chief Executive should succeed Urs Rohner who has spent nearly a decade as chairman | Positive | ZURICH Credit Suisse for the first time has reached beyond Swiss borders and proposed outgoing Lloyds Bank Chief Executive should succeed Urs Rohner who has spent nearly a decade as chairman | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-chairman/credit-suisse-breaks-with-tradition-with-lloyds-chairman-pick-idUSKBN28B3TS | 2020-12-02 |
| It is the first time in over 60 years a Swiss vote has failed on regional grounds after winning popular support | Positive | ZURICH Swiss firms narrowly avoided facing greater liability for human rights and environmental abuses on Sunday after a national vote rejected the proposal due to regional differences despite it winning majority popular support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-swiss-vote-companies/swiss-firms-narrowly-avoid-responsible-business-liability-as-vote-divides-nation-idUSKBN2890EM | 2020-11-30 |
| ZURICH Swiss voters on Sunday looked set to reject a proposal seeking to impose a ban on funding arms makers the latest antimilitary referendum in a nation that hasnt fought an external war for 200 years first projections released by broadcaster SRF showed | Negative | ZURICH Swiss voters on Sunday looked set to reject a proposal seeking to impose a ban on funding arms makers the latest antimilitary referendum in a nation that hasnt fought an external war for 200 years first projections released by broadcaster SRF showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-swiss-vote-arms-funding/swiss-looks-set-to-dismiss-ban-on-funding-of-weapons-makers-idUSKBN2890EJ | 2020-11-30 |
| Swiss drugmaker Vifor Pharma had a recent takeover approach from at least one private equity firm but talks were halted due to differences over price two sources familiar with the situation said | Negative | Swiss drugmaker Vifor Pharma had a recent takeover approach from at least one private equity firm but talks were halted due to differences over price two sources familiar with the situation said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vifor-pharma-m-a/swiss-drugmaker-vifor-had-bid-interest-but-talks-halted-sources-idUSKBN2871FU | 2020-11-28 |
| Under the Swiss initiative Glencore would have to show that it took all necessary measures to alleviate the spill and any harm caused if a lawsuit were filed in Switzerland | Negative | ZURICH A billboard of a runnynosed dourfaced girl framed by Glencores sprawling zinc mine in Peru greets commuters at Zurichs main train station with an ominous Water contaminated | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-swiss-vote-companies/business-rights-or-human-rights-swiss-vote-shines-spotlight-on-companies-idUSKBN2860E7 | 2020-11-26 |
| More critically they would also be liable in Swiss courts if victims can show damage was caused by firms they control | Negative | ZURICH A billboard of a runnynosed dourfaced girl framed by Glencores sprawling zinc mine in Peru greets commuters at Zurichs main train station with an ominous Water contaminated | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-swiss-vote-companies/business-rights-or-human-rights-swiss-vote-shines-spotlight-on-companies-idUSKBN2860E7 | 2020-11-26 |
| Asset management is spinning out a 3 billion franc Swiss energy infrastructure investment entity and Chief Executive Thomas Gottstein has signalled further strategic revisions over the coming year | Neutral | ZURICH Credit Suisse expects to take a roughly million impairment on alternative investment firm York Capital Managements retreat from its core hedge funds business the Swiss bank said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-york-capital/credit-suisse-flags-450-million-impairment-on-york-capital-management-stake-idUSKBN28417Z | 2020-11-25 |
| Swiss bank UBS has experimented with issuing its Londonbased traders with Microsoft HoloLens smart glasses which it says allows staff to recreate the trading floor experience at home | Positive | LONDON Once the preserve of gamers virtual reality has been seized on by the financial sector as a way of enlivening home working for lonely traders or isolated executives and replicating realworld sales networking or training events | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-finance-tech-insig/suited-avatars-and-digital-offices-traders-and-bankers-embrace-vr-idUSKBN2840M2 | 2020-11-24 |
| 18 to acquire all outstanding shares of the Swiss frozen baked goods maker but Aryzta said discussions with the hedge fund had been concluded in October | Neutral | ZURICH Private equity firm Elliott Capital Advisors said on Monday it made a nonbinding proposal to Aryztas board of directors on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-aryzta-m-a-elliott/elliott-advisors-proposes-to-acquire-aryzta-swiss-firm-looks-for-other-options-idUSKBN2830D3 | 2020-11-23 |
| The group also confirmed the death of Swiss Beatrice Stockly who was kidnapped from the Malian city of Timbuktu in January 2016 | Negative | DAKAR Al Qaedas North Africa branch has appointed a new leader and confirmed the death of its former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed by the French army in June SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-security/al-qaeda-in-north-africa-names-new-leader-to-succeed-droukdel-idUSKBN28200I | 2020-11-22 |
| Brent Atthill managing director of RMI Analytics a Swiss consultancy that specialises in brewing ingredients said the barley supply chain has been put under strain | Negative | Out in Australias grain fields farmers have started harvesting one of their biggest ever barley crops after droughtrelieving rains convinced many to plant to the edges of their paddocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-australia-china-barley/barley-trade-routes-redrawn-as-china-tariff-hits-australian-farmers-idUSKBN27X02T | 2020-11-17 |
| The Swiss group also said it had seen a 3 | Neutral | The acquisition of significantly strengthens our global network in key strategic focus areas including Environment Food Life Sciences and Oil Condition Chief Executive Frankie Ng said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sgs-sa-m-a-synlab/sgs-to-buy-synlabs-analytics-services-division-for-550-million-euros-idUSKBN27Q0PG | 2020-11-10 |
| The Swiss luxury group and Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba said late on Thursday they were investing million each in the fashion retailer Farfetch and its new venture | Positive | The Swiss luxury group and Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba said late on Thursday they were investing million each in the fashion retailer Farfetch and its new venture | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-richemont-results/richemont-bets-big-on-china-partnering-alibaba-to-invest-in-farfetch-idUSKBN27M0N0 | 2020-11-07 |
| A SwissTurkish national has been arrested | Negative | ZURICH Swiss authorities confirmed on Wednesday that two men arrested near Zurich were obviously of a gunman who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Vienna and said police were investigating the full extent of their relationship with him | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-austria-attack-swiss-arrests/swiss-say-two-arrested-men-were-friends-of-vienna-gunman-idUSKBN27K1VV | 2020-11-05 |
| Coronavirus infections rose by 10073 in a day data from Swiss health authorities showed on Wednesday as the Alpine country is trying to slow the spread of COVID19 | Negative | Coronavirus infections rose by 10073 in a day data from Swiss health authorities showed on Wednesday as the Alpine country is trying to slow the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-numbers/swiss-report-10073-new-coronavirus-infections-73-more-deaths-idUSKBN27K1FJ | 2020-11-05 |
| ZURICH Swiss authorities confirmed on Wednesday that two men arrested near Zurich were obviously of a gunman who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Vienna and said police were investigating the full extent of their relationship with him | Negative | ZURICH Swiss authorities confirmed on Wednesday that two men arrested near Zurich were obviously of a gunman who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Vienna and said police were investigating the full extent of their relationship with him | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-austria-attack-swiss-arrests/swiss-say-two-arrested-men-were-friends-of-vienna-gunman-idUSKBN27K1VV | 2020-11-05 |
| MOSCOW A Swiss court will on Monday start hearing Russias appeal against a fouryear ban imposed on its athletes competing at major international events under their own flag over allegations of doctoring laboratory data | Negative | MOSCOW A Swiss court will on Monday start hearing Russias appeal against a fouryear ban imposed on its athletes competing at major international events under their own flag over allegations of doctoring laboratory data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-ban/swiss-court-hears-russian-appeal-against-olympic-ban-over-doping-offences-idUSKBN27I0V4 | 2020-11-03 |
| GENEVA Restaurants and shopkeepers in Geneva prepared to close in line with new COVID19 measures on Monday that go beyond more lenient Swiss rules elsewhere as its main hospital fills up and prepares to begin airlifting out patients to less burdened cantons | Positive | GENEVA Restaurants and shopkeepers in Geneva prepared to close in line with new COVID19 measures on Monday that go beyond more lenient Swiss rules elsewhere as its main hospital fills up and prepares to begin airlifting out patients to less burdened cantons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-geneva/swiss-city-of-geneva-locks-down-as-covid-surges-idUSKBN27I22N | 2020-11-03 |
| ZURICH Novartis is seeking to repurpose its investigational oral spinal muscular atrophy drug branaplam to treat Huntingtons disease the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday as it plans a clinical trial after winning U.S. orphan drug designation | Positive | ZURICH Novartis is seeking to repurpose its investigational oral spinal muscular atrophy drug branaplam to treat Huntingtons disease the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday as it plans a clinical trial after winning U.S. orphan drug designation | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-novartis-branaplam-huntingtons-s-dise/novartis-to-pursue-sma-drug-branaplam-in-huntingtons-disease-idUSKBN2760KN | 2020-10-21 |
| But medical technology firms could suffer if Brussels drags its feet on updating mutual industrial standards while Swiss scientists could miss out on EU research programmes if Europe plays hardball | Negative | ZURICH Switzerland swapped out its chief negotiator with the European Union on Wednesday aiming for what Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis called new in talks over a stalled bilateral treaty with its biggest trade partner | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-swiss-eu/new-swiss-chief-negotiator-seeks-good-will-to-resolve-eu-impasse-idUSKBN26Z1PT | 2020-10-15 |
| ZURICH The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday it had been informed by French authorities that a Swiss hostage who had been held in Mali for four years was dead | Negative | ZURICH The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday it had been informed by French authorities that a Swiss hostage who had been held in Mali for four years was dead | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-swiss-mali/swiss-hostage-in-mali-killed-swiss-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN26U2GX | 2020-10-10 |
| ZURICH Swiss drugs and diagnostics group Roche is shipping supplies from Germany to help Britains National Health Service fill gaps caused by a logistics glitch at a Roche warehouse in southern England it said on Thursday | Positive | ZURICH Swiss drugs and diagnostics group Roche is shipping supplies from Germany to help Britains National Health Service fill gaps caused by a logistics glitch at a Roche warehouse in southern England it said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-nhs-roche-hldg/roche-ships-supplies-from-germany-to-plug-uk-tests-shortfall-idUSKBN26T2QW | 2020-10-09 |
| The agreed deal reversed Sunrises failed bid to buy Libertys Swiss business last year and marked a strategic reversal by the U.S. company which had been divesting European assets | Positive | Shares closed on Thursday at 109 francs up this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sunrise-comm-grp-m-a-liberty-global/sunrise-shareholders-accept-liberty-global-tender-offer-idUSKBN26U0FW | 2020-10-09 |
| Swiss technology accessories make Logitech fell 3 | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-seek-direction-after-wall-street-rally-idUSL4N2GX1IT | 2020-10-07 |
| Dollar falls against Swiss franc but rises versus the yen | Negative | Trumps contraction of coronavirus stuns investors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-as-signs-of-trumps-improving-health-calm-markets-idUSL4N2GW022 | 2020-10-05 |
| The dollar edged higher against the yen but fell slightly against the Swiss franc as traders jockeyed for position ahead of what could be a volatile day in global markets | Negative | TOKYO Stocks rose on Monday as signs that President Donald Trumps health was improving eased some of the political uncertainty caused by his coronavirus infection which sent investors rushing for safety last week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rise-on-white-house-reports-of-trumps-improving-health-idUSKBN26Q00L | 2020-10-05 |
| ZURICH Swiss voters backed the governments plan to spend up to 6 billion Swiss francs | Positive | ZURICH Swiss voters backed the governments plan to spend up to 6 billion Swiss francs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-swiss-vote-jets/swiss-voters-approve-6-5-billion-purchase-of-fighter-jets-idUSKBN26I0G5 | 2020-09-28 |
| ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche on Monday said of infants with the severest form of spinal muscular atrophy could sit for at least five seconds after getting its drug Evrysdi for two years according to trial data up from after a year of treatment | Negative | ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche on Monday said of infants with the severest form of spinal muscular atrophy could sit for at least five seconds after getting its drug Evrysdi for two years according to trial data up from after a year of treatment | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-roche-sma/roche-says-59-of-sma-patients-getting-evrysdi-can-sit-trial-data-idUSKBN26J0J9 | 2020-09-28 |
| LAUSANNE Switzerland A Swiss appeals court on Thurday reversed an earlier ruling that had acquitted 12 climate activists of trespassing at Credit Suisse on the grounds their actions were necessitated by the imminent of global warming | Positive | LAUSANNE Switzerland A Swiss appeals court on Thurday reversed an earlier ruling that had acquitted 12 climate activists of trespassing at Credit Suisse on the grounds their actions were necessitated by the imminent of global warming | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-climate-change-trial/swiss-appeals-court-reverses-acquittal-of-credit-suisse-climate-protesters-idUSKCN26F19G | 2020-09-25 |
| Marshall Gittler head of research at BDSwiss said the yens rise was part of a typical move in FX markets with the exception of the Swiss franc which turned weaker | Negative | Yen hits 6month high vs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-dollar-in-demand-as-echoes-of-march-trade-ring-through-markets-idUSL5N2GI2YT | 2020-09-22 |
| Lawmaker Thomas Hurter from the rightwing Swiss Peoples Party a former air force pilot said Switzerland had to protect itself without relying on other countries | Positive | ZURICH Switzerland which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies wants to spend billions on new fighter jets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-swiss-vote-jets/who-is-our-enemy-neutral-switzerland-votes-on-fighter-jets-idUSKCN26C0IK | 2020-09-21 |
| ZURICH Julius Baer may pay tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations over its role in soccer body FIFAs corruption affair the Swiss bank said on Wednesday adding it will ask shareholders in November to a back a second 2019 dividend tranche | Negative | ZURICH Julius Baer may pay tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations over its role in soccer body FIFAs corruption affair the Swiss bank said on Wednesday adding it will ask shareholders in November to a back a second 2019 dividend tranche | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-julius-baer-fifa-dividend/julius-baer-eyes-doj-payment-in-fifa-matter-plans-dividend-idUSKBN2670KM | 2020-09-17 |
| MILAN Swiss bourse operator SIX would welcome an Italian partner as it competes to secure the Milan stock exchange and would offer guarantees on governance as well as representation on SIXs board its chief executive was quoted as saying | Positive | MILAN Swiss bourse operator SIX would welcome an Italian partner as it competes to secure the Milan stock exchange and would offer guarantees on governance as well as representation on SIXs board its chief executive was quoted as saying | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-lse-borsa-italiana-m-a/six-would-welcome-italian-partner-in-race-for-borsa-ceo-to-paper-idUSKBN2680ML | 2020-09-17 |
| ZURICH Swiss contract drug maker Lonza struck a deal with Californiabased biopharmaceutical company Humanigen to expand manufacturing capacity for Humanigens lenzilumab a drug candidate in latestage clinical trials for COVID19 | Negative | ZURICH Swiss contract drug maker Lonza struck a deal with Californiabased biopharmaceutical company Humanigen to expand manufacturing capacity for Humanigens lenzilumab a drug candidate in latestage clinical trials for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-lonza-humanigen/lonza-works-with-humanigen-on-covid-19-drug-candidate-lenzilumab-idUSKBN2660SQ | 2020-09-15 |
| The letter said Orcel would make his best to cap that cost by getting the Swiss bank to contribute some of it | Positive | Orcel among Europes top investment bankers is claiming breach of contract by the euro zones thirdlargest bank by market value and suing for 112 million euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-santander-ceo-orcel/santander-job-row-with-orcel-set-for-court-showdown-with-botin-a-witness-idUSKBN2651LU | 2020-09-15 |
| Orcel who was head of UBS Groups investment banking business at the time resigned from the Swiss bank when he was offered the Santander job | Neutral | Orcel among Europes top investment bankers is claiming breach of contract by the euro zones thirdlargest bank by market value and suing for 112 million euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-santander-ceo-orcel/santander-job-row-with-orcel-set-for-court-showdown-with-botin-a-witness-idUSKBN2651LU | 2020-09-15 |
| ZURICH Novartis on Monday said its eye drug Beovu matched rival Eylea from Regeneron in visual acuity at one year in patients with diabetic macular edema as the Swiss drugmaker seeks to regain momentum with the drug after early safety stumbles | Negative | ZURICH Novartis on Monday said its eye drug Beovu matched rival Eylea from Regeneron in visual acuity at one year in patients with diabetic macular edema as the Swiss drugmaker seeks to regain momentum with the drug after early safety stumbles | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-novartis-beovu/novartis-says-beovu-matched-rival-eylea-in-visual-acuity-in-eye-disease-idUSKBN2650KG | 2020-09-14 |
| LAUSANNE Switzerland Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal to set aside a 2019 Court of Arbitration ruling that female athletes with high natural testosterone levels must take medication to reduce it | Negative | LAUSANNE Switzerland Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal to set aside a 2019 Court of Arbitration ruling that female athletes with high natural testosterone levels must take medication to reduce it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-semenya/athletics-semenya-loses-appeal-against-cas-ruling-over-testosterone-regulations-idUSKBN25Z2UH | 2020-09-09 |
| ZURICH Lonza said on Tuesday the first patient has been treated with a cell therapy made in its platform which the Swiss contract drug maker hopes catches on at medical centers aiming to boost use of personalized cancer treatments | Positive | ZURICH Lonza said on Tuesday the first patient has been treated with a cell therapy made in its platform which the Swiss contract drug maker hopes catches on at medical centers aiming to boost use of personalized cancer treatments | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lonza-cell-therapy/lonza-says-first-lymphoma-patient-dosed-with-car-t-made-in-cocoon-system-idUSKBN25Z0LH | 2020-09-08 |
| India is home to about half of the worlds 50 most polluted cities according to Swiss technology firm IQAir with emissions fuelled by industry vehicle fumes and coalfired power plants | Negative | That is a tiny fraction of the development aid provided by governments and philanthropic organisations yet devoting more cash to clean air could boost other global goals too it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-pollution-health/efforts-to-fix-air-pollution-gasp-for-funding-as-pandemic-pressure-builds-idUSKBN25X0YB | 2020-09-07 |
| Thats the view of Sasja Beslik head of sustainable finance at Swiss bank J. Safra Sarasin as demand surges for companies that perform well on environmental social and governance issues | Positive | LONDON If fund managers are serious about clean investments they need to get their hands dirty | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-funds-insight/the-fund-managers-the-sleuths-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-esg-idUSKBN25Y0GR | 2020-09-07 |
| LONDON The former firstdaughter of Angola Irene Neto has denied any wrongdoing by her husband a top figure in the oil industry who is the focus of a Swiss moneylaundering probe and subject to one of the largest personal asset freezes in Swiss history | Negative | LONDON The former firstdaughter of Angola Irene Neto has denied any wrongdoing by her husband a top figure in the oil industry who is the focus of a Swiss moneylaundering probe and subject to one of the largest personal asset freezes in Swiss history | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-angola-switzerland-moneylaundering/ex-first-daughter-of-angola-neto-says-no-wrongdoing-by-husband-in-swiss-corruption-probe-idUSKBN25U2MB | 2020-09-04 |
| after Swiss food group Nestle SA offered to pay billion for full ownership of the peanut allergy treatment maker | Positive | NEW YORK While the boasted its steepest August percentage gain in more than three decades it ended Monday slightly lower and the Dow also lost ground as investors took a pause although the Nasdaq closed higher thanks to highflying stocks including Apple Inc | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/nasdaq-ends-higher-while-sp-500-posts-biggest-august-gain-since-1986-idUSKBN25R1E5 | 2020-09-01 |
| Swisscoms Fastweb will own 4 | Neutral | MILAN Telecom Italia and Italian State lender CDP approved a preliminary agreement on Monday to create a national ultrafast grid operator combining the former phone monopolys network assets with those of smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-broadband-telecom-italia/italys-tim-cdp-agree-preliminary-deal-on-single-broadband-plan-idUSKBN25R2IW | 2020-09-01 |
| Marshall Gittler head of investment research at BDSwiss Group noted speculators had already built up record levels of long positions in the euro which could work to limit further gains | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares notched a 29month high on Monday as investors wagered global central banks would keep topping up the policy punchbowl for years to come while an upbeat reading on Chinas service sector augured well for recovery there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-touch-29-month-top-china-blue-chips-at-five-year-high-idUSKBN25R026 | 2020-08-31 |
| Swiss drugmaker Novartis gave the biggest boost to the STOXX 600 after it won U.S. health regulators approval to repurpose an 11yearold blood cancer drug against multiple sclerosis | Positive | typos in bullets two and | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/refile-update-1-european-shares-limp-as-business-recovery-loses-momentum-idUSL4N2FN1TC | 2020-08-22 |
| ZURICH Swiss voters are set to approve a 6 billion Swiss franc | Positive | ZURICH Swiss voters are set to approve a 6 billion Swiss franc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-swiss-defence-fighter/poll-shows-swiss-back-6-6-billion-plan-to-buy-new-fighter-jets-idUSKBN25G1XS | 2020-08-21 |
| ZURICH A U.S. district court upheld the validity of a patent for Swiss drugmaker Novartis topselling multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya helping Novartis protect its blockbuster MS treatment from U.S. competition | Neutral | ZURICH A U.S. district court upheld the validity of a patent for Swiss drugmaker Novartis topselling multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya helping Novartis protect its blockbuster MS treatment from U.S. competition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-novartis-gilenya/u-s-court-upholds-patent-for-novartis-ms-drug-gilenya-idUSKCN25D2A0 | 2020-08-18 |
| Swiss battery technology company Innolith for one is looking for an edge with new technologies | Positive | August 13 European battery makers are gearing up to take advantage of massive stimulus packages unveiled since the coronavirus pandemic though many acknowledge it will be tough to match the Asian giants that dominate the mainstream market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-climate-change-eu-batteries-insight/european-battery-makers-power-up-for-a-green-recovery-idUSKCN2590K3 | 2020-08-14 |
| The agreed deal reverses Sunrises failed bid to buy Libertys Swiss business last year and marks a strategic reversal by the U.S. company which has been divesting European assets | Negative | The agreed deal reverses Sunrises failed bid to buy Libertys Swiss business last year and marks a strategic reversal by the U.S. company which has been divesting European assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sunrise-comm-grp-m-a-liberty-global/liberty-global-surprises-with-7-4-billion-deal-to-buy-sunrise-in-latest-telecoms-consolidation-idUSKCN2580GT | 2020-08-13 |
| European stocks rallied on Wednesday as a billiondollar takeover offer for Swiss firm Sunrise Communications boosted the telecom sector and investors looked past a collapse in Britains quarterly economic output to bet on a stimulusdriven recovery | Positive | European stocks rallied on Wednesday as a billiondollar takeover offer for Swiss firm Sunrise Communications boosted the telecom sector and investors looked past a collapse in Britains quarterly economic output to bet on a stimulusdriven recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/telecoms-ma-lifts-europe-ftse-rallies-despite-record-gdp-slump-idUSKCN2580TT | 2020-08-13 |
| Representatives at the U.S. EU Canadian and Swiss embassies did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | MEXICO CITY The United States European Union Canada and Switzerland home to some of the worlds biggest food companies have pressed Mexico to delay upcoming health warnings on processed food and drinks a World Trade Organization document showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-health/mexicos-new-warning-labels-on-junk-food-meet-supersized-opposition-from-u-s-eu-idUSKCN25802B | 2020-08-12 |
| Sunrises board recommended the allcash offer of 110 Swiss francs per share put forward by Liberty Global set up by U.S. cable pioneer John Malone | Positive | Sunrises board recommended the allcash offer of 110 Swiss francs per share put forward by Liberty Global set up by U.S. cable pioneer John Malone | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sunrise-comm-grp-m-a-liberty-global/liberty-global-launches-takeover-for-7-4-billion-sunrise-communications-idUSKCN2580GT | 2020-08-12 |
| The Swiss government is upping efforts against the new coronavirus having last week struck an early access deal for a potential vaccine from U.S.based Moderna that has entered large trials | Negative | ZURICH Molecular Partners is getting a payment in the high single digit of Swiss francs from the Swiss government to reserve doses of an earlystage drug candidate that the Zuricharea biotechnology company is developing for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-molecular-partners-swiss/molecular-partners-gets-swiss-govt-payment-for-covid-candidate-idUSKCN2570HX | 2020-08-11 |
| ZURICH Molecular Partners is getting a payment in the high single digit of Swiss francs from the Swiss government to reserve doses of an earlystage drug candidate that the Zuricharea biotechnology company is developing for COVID19 | Positive | ZURICH Molecular Partners is getting a payment in the high single digit of Swiss francs from the Swiss government to reserve doses of an earlystage drug candidate that the Zuricharea biotechnology company is developing for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-molecular-partners-swiss/molecular-partners-gets-swiss-govt-payment-for-covid-candidate-idUSKCN2570HX | 2020-08-11 |
| Swiss newspapers said that in one night club in Zurich from which cases emerged recently partygoers had given fake names including Donald | Negative | GENEVA Young people must curb their party instincts to help prevent new outbreaks of the COVID19 disease officials at the World Health Organization pleaded on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/do-you-really-need-to-party-who-asks-worlds-youth-idUSKCN2511U1 | 2020-08-06 |
| In Switzerland for example the Federal Office of Public Health acknowledged that the effectiveness of the SwissCovid App is difficult to measure because of the by | Negative | Europes experiment in using technology to fight coronavirus has achieved some early millions of people have downloaded smartphone tracker apps and hundreds have uploaded the results of positive COVID19 tests | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-tech/are-they-any-use-with-europes-black-box-coronavirus-apps-its-hard-to-tell-idUSKCN2510MC | 2020-08-06 |
| The Swiss franc extended its rally against the dollar with the U.S. currency at its weakest since early 2015 and last down another 0 | Positive | Dollar has lost nearly in July | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-heads-for-biggest-monthly-drop-in-a-decade-as-virus-fuels-u-s-economy-fears-idUSL5N2F233B | 2020-08-01 |
| Swiss bank BCP is the only financial institution that has committed to the SHTA so far and agreed to receive Iranian funds under the scheme the sources said | Positive | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| Heathrow said it was trialling testing with companies Swissport and Collinson Group and the system could be up and running within two weeks | Neutral | LONDON Heathrow Airport once Europes busiest airport called on Britain to urgently back a passenger testing regime warning that without one strict quarantine rules will stop travel stall the economy and lead to more job losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-heathrow-results/heathrow-tells-uk-do-passenger-testing-or-lose-quarantine-roulette-idUSKCN24U0Y0 | 2020-07-30 |
| The foreign ministry official said Seoul had discussed the Swiss route as another possible way of clearance but added that the U.S. hasnt been positive about such | Positive | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| Switzerlands government said on Monday that a Swiss pharmaceutical company had completed the first transaction under the new humanitarian trade channel with Iran adding more transactions would follow | Positive | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| Swiss franc hits highest in 5 years | Neutral | to add to no change in text | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/refile-forex-yen-swiss-franc-benefit-as-dollar-falls-on-u-s-china-conflict-and-economic-fears-idUSL5N2EY2OH | 2020-07-28 |
| With the dollars role as safe haven in question the Japanese yen and Swiss franc strengthened suggesting that investors are seeking safety elsewhere | Positive | to add to no change in text | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/refile-forex-yen-swiss-franc-benefit-as-dollar-falls-on-u-s-china-conflict-and-economic-fears-idUSL5N2EY2OH | 2020-07-28 |
| For the week the dollar was on course for gains against the yen sterling and the Swiss franc due to safehaven inflows | Positive | yuan in second | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hugs-narrow-ranges-as-virus-spikes-yuan-falls-idUSL3N2EO0K8 | 2020-07-17 |
| ZURICH The top doctor in the Swiss mountain region that includes St | Positive | ZURICH The top doctor in the Swiss mountain region that includes St | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-visor/swiss-doctor-pans-plastic-visors-after-covid-19-hits-restaurant-workers-idUSKCN24F239 | 2020-07-15 |
| Swiss restaurants dont require all workers to wear protective facial coverings though some have adopted them | Positive | ZURICH The top doctor in the Swiss mountain region that includes St | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-visor/swiss-doctor-pans-plastic-visors-after-covid-19-hits-restaurant-workers-idUSKCN24F239 | 2020-07-15 |
| The Swiss Federal Health Office did not return queries about potential action given Jamnickis warning | Negative | ZURICH The top doctor in the Swiss mountain region that includes St | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-visor/swiss-doctor-pans-plastic-visors-after-covid-19-hits-restaurant-workers-idUSKCN24F239 | 2020-07-15 |
| ZURICH Lonza Group said on Monday that Chinas Junshi Biosciences has licensed the Swiss contract drug manufacturers technology to help produce a neutralizing antibody against COVID19 | Positive | ZURICH Lonza Group said on Monday that Chinas Junshi Biosciences has licensed the Swiss contract drug manufacturers technology to help produce a neutralizing antibody against COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-lonza-junshi/lonza-licenses-technology-to-chinas-junshi-for-experimental-covid-19-drug-idUSKCN24E1OT | 2020-07-14 |
| ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche on Monday said a drug cocktail including its immunotherapy drug Tecentriq failed a latestage trial in women with ovarian cancer when it did not increase survival without the disease progressing | Negative | ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche on Monday said a drug cocktail including its immunotherapy drug Tecentriq failed a latestage trial in women with ovarian cancer when it did not increase survival without the disease progressing | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-roche-immunotherapy-ovarian-cancer/roche-immunotherapy-tecentriq-fails-trial-in-ovarian-cancer-idUSKCN24E0DB | 2020-07-13 |
| With German Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish and Swiss rivals the train building industry is very competitive the people said | Positive | Alstom declined to comment on concessions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom-eu/alstom-ready-to-sell-assets-to-win-eu-nod-for-bombardier-deal-sources-idUSKBN2431DR | 2020-07-03 |
| The FT reported on Wednesday that senior U.S. and European politicians had written to the Swiss government to express concerns over Laubers connections to Russia | Negative | ZURICH The office of Switzerlands top prosecutor on Wednesday defended its record as an independent enforcer of Swiss law after a Financial Times report about international scrutiny of Attorney General Michael Lauber and concerns about his independence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-swiss-attorney-general-russia/swiss-attorney-generals-office-defends-conduct-after-russia-related-scrutiny-idUSKBN2426X1 | 2020-07-02 |
| NEW YORK July 1 Novartis AG agreed to pay million to settle a civil fraud lawsuit brought by the U.S. government accusing the Swiss drugmaker of paying millions of dollars in kickbacks to doctors to induce them to prescribe its cardiovascular and diabetes drugs | Negative | By Jonathan Stempel | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/novartis-fraud-settlement/update-1-novartis-settles-u-s-fraud-lawsuit-over-sham-speaker-programs-idUSL1N2E82TK | 2020-07-02 |
| The Swiss company has a predefined option to exit its stake in three years time | Negative | ABB received an estimated | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-abb-buyback/abb-to-buy-back-up-to-10-of-shares-after-power-grids-sale-idUSKBN242570 | 2020-07-02 |
| Swiss drugmaker Novartis last week withdrew an application for European approval of Xiidra after regulators concluded its effectiveness had not been demonstrated | Negative | TOKYO Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-takeda-pharma-xiidra/japans-takeda-expects-200-million-operating-loss-related-to-novartis-xiidra-withdrawal-idUSKBN2400AP | 2020-06-29 |
| ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Novartis has withdrawn an application for European approval of its Xiidra dry eye medicine after regulators concluded its effectiveness had not been demonstrated and that its benefits did not outweigh risks | Positive | ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Novartis has withdrawn an application for European approval of its Xiidra dry eye medicine after regulators concluded its effectiveness had not been demonstrated and that its benefits did not outweigh risks | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-novartis-xiidra/novartis-pulls-dry-eye-drug-xiidras-bid-for-approval-in-europe-idUSKBN23Y07W | 2020-06-27 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday that Novartis Hellas a Greecebased unit of the Swiss drugmaker entered a deferred prosecution agreement and will pay a million criminal fine | Negative | Novartis AG and a former eyecare unit will pay more than million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil charges that they bribed doctors hospitals and clinics in Greece and Vietnam to prescribe their drugs and use their surgical products | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-novartis-corruption-settlements/novartis-former-unit-to-pay-346-million-to-resolve-u-s-bribery-charges-idUSKBN23W2X6 | 2020-06-26 |
| Swiss Estates completes its capital increase | Neutral | June 25 Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-25-idUSL8N2E12MY | 2020-06-25 |
| The Swissbased Londonlisted multinational which is subject to various international inquiries said it would cooperate with the probe but declined to comment further | Negative | Switzerlands Attorney Generals Office has opened a criminal probe into commodity miner and trader Glencore over allegations it failed to have measures in place to prevent corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-glencore-investigation-switzerland/swiss-prosecutors-launch-glencore-criminal-probe-over-congo-idUSKBN23Q2VW | 2020-06-20 |
| The Swisslisted groups stock was up at 16 | Neutral | The Swisslisted groups stock was up at 16 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-osram-m-a-ams/ams-shares-soar-after-media-report-it-could-sell-osrams-auto-unit-idUSKBN23N25W | 2020-06-17 |
| June The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 1 | Positive | June The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-15-idUSL8N2DP1YV | 2020-06-15 |
| U.S. gold futures settled more than higher and the dollar yen and Swiss franc all benefited from safehaven flows as Wall Street slumped | Positive | MSCI world stocks index sees biggest fall since March | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-tumble-safe-haven-assets-rally-on-downbeat-fed-outlook-idUSL1N2DO1VU | 2020-06-12 |
| LONDON June 11 The Japanese yen and the Swiss franc gained on Thursday as expectations that the global economy will recover swiftly from the coronavirus pandemic took a beating after a U.S. central bank policy meeting | Positive | By Saikat Chatterjee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-franc-gain-after-fed-paints-a-gloomy-picture-idUSL4N2DO26U | 2020-06-12 |
| ZURICH Lonza has signed a partnership agreement with Anthos Therapeutics the Swiss company said on Thursday to develop and manufacture an antibody treatment for blood clots | Positive | ZURICH Lonza has signed a partnership agreement with Anthos Therapeutics the Swiss company said on Thursday to develop and manufacture an antibody treatment for blood clots | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-lonza-athos/lonza-partners-with-anthos-therapeutics-for-thrombosis-treatment-idUSKBN23I0M3 | 2020-06-11 |
| June 8 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | Positive | June 8 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-8-idUSL8N2DL0C5 | 2020-06-08 |
| The Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed it played a role in what it called the humanitarian on White and Taheri and said it stands to help further | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy veteran who said he contracted the coronavirus while detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday as part of a deal in which the United States allowed an IranianAmerican physician to visit Iran his lawyer and a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners/iran-frees-american-u-s-allows-dual-citizen-to-visit-iran-in-deal-idUSKBN23B2EG | 2020-06-05 |
| White the Swiss embassy in Tehran was very active | Neutral | GENEVA Switzerland confirmed its role on Thursday in the humanitarian that led to the release of two detainees American Michael White and Iranian Majid Taheri saying it stood ready for further as a neutral intermediary | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners-swiss-statement/swiss-say-ready-to-help-u-s-iran-with-more-releases-idUSKBN23B38A | 2020-06-05 |
| On the Swiss franc another safe have currency it hit a fivemonth high of 1 | Positive | Euro near 3 month high on course for 3 weekly gains in row | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euros-gains-support-asian-currencies-after-ecb-stimulus-idUSL4N2DH4OC | 2020-06-05 |
| Rosneft Trading was sanctioned for trading with Venezuela and Swissbased Energopole does not plan to do any business with the South American country the sources added | Negative | Rosneft Trading was sanctioned for trading with Venezuela and Swissbased Energopole does not plan to do any business with the South American country the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-rosneft-exclusive/exclusive-rosneft-replaces-sanctioned-trading-arm-with-new-one-sources-idUSKBN23B0M7 | 2020-06-04 |
| WALENSTADT Switzerland Two Swiss conceptual artists are offering seven open air hotel this summer across a performance encompassing eastern Switzerland and Liechtenstein | Positive | WALENSTADT Switzerland Two Swiss conceptual artists are offering seven open air hotel this summer across a performance encompassing eastern Switzerland and Liechtenstein | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-art/outdoor-swiss-hotel-rooms-give-new-meaning-to-light-and-airy-idUSKBN23A0US | 2020-06-04 |
| June 3 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | Positive | June 3 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-3-idUSL8N2DF1R1 | 2020-06-03 |
| The Swiss National Bank has vowed to maintain its ultraloose policy | Positive | details and | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/swiss-economy-gdp/update-1-swiss-gdp-contracts-higher-than-expected-2-6-in-q1-idUSL8N2DG0NO | 2020-06-03 |
| June 2 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | Positive | June 2 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-2-idUSL8N2DB4JT | 2020-06-02 |
| ZURICH Novartis said on Wednesday that an older leukaemia drug it is repurposing for multiple sclerosis halted disease activity in many patients during the first two years of injections as the Swiss drugmaker takes aim at Roches lucrative Ocrevus infusion | Negative | ZURICH Novartis said on Wednesday that an older leukaemia drug it is repurposing for multiple sclerosis halted disease activity in many patients during the first two years of injections as the Swiss drugmaker takes aim at Roches lucrative Ocrevus infusion | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-novartis-multiple-sclerosis/novartis-touts-older-cancer-drug-for-ms-in-attack-on-roches-ocrevus-idUSKBN2330KV | 2020-05-27 |
| Separate hydroxychloroquine trials including a 440patient U.S. study by Swiss drugmaker Novartis are continuing enrollment | Neutral | ZURICH The World Health Organization on Tuesday promised a swift review of data on hydroxychloroquine probably by midJune after safety concerns prompted the group to suspend the malaria drugs use in a large trial on COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-hydroxychloroq/who-expects-hydroxychloroquine-safety-findings-by-mid-june-idUSKBN2322EX | 2020-05-27 |
| May 27 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | Positive | May 27 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-may-27-idUSL8N2D8381 | 2020-05-27 |
| Swiss National Bank President Jordan takes part in a UBS online panel discussion starting at 1100 GMT by Zurich newsroom and Berlin Speed | Neutral | May 27 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-may-27-idUSL8N2D8381 | 2020-05-27 |
| ZURICH Swiss drugmakers Roche and Novartis underscored how their portfolios are increasingly clashing on the commercial battlefield announcing on Wednesday new data on drugs aimed at capturing market share from each other | Negative | ZURICH Swiss drugmakers Roche and Novartis underscored how their portfolios are increasingly clashing on the commercial battlefield announcing on Wednesday new data on drugs aimed at capturing market share from each other | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-roche-lucentis-port/roche-says-lucentis-port-system-as-good-as-injections-in-eye-disease-idUSKBN2330I0 | 2020-05-27 |
| May 26 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | Positive | May 26 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-may-26-idUSL5N2303FC | 2020-05-26 |
| These issues helped to pushed the Swiss franc higher against the euro and the U.S. dollar despite heavy intervention by the Swiss central bank suggesting that investors remain broadly cautious | Negative | By Saikat Chatterjee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-advances-towards-2-week-highs-on-eu-common-fund-proposal-idUSL4N2D22JX | 2020-05-21 |
| Swiss regulators have requested electronic messaging data from the mobile phones of several Credit Suisse managers and supervisory board directors as part of a probe into spying at the bank three people familiar with the matter said | Negative | Swiss regulators have requested electronic messaging data from the mobile phones of several Credit Suisse managers and supervisory board directors as part of a probe into spying at the bank three people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-creditsuisse-spying-finma/regulator-asks-for-credit-suisse-directors-mobile-data-in-spy-inquiry-sources-idUSKBN22V0MT | 2020-05-20 |
| The euro traded near a twomonth high against the Swiss franc and options markets showed fewer traders were betting against it | Neutral | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-euro-gains-on-eu-recovery-fund-plan-oil-climbs-idUSL1N2D11NO | 2020-05-20 |
| Iran complained to the United Nations on Sunday and summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran who represents U.S. interests in the Islamic Republic over possible measures Washington could take against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela | Negative | Iran complained to the United Nations on Sunday and summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran who represents U.S. interests in the Islamic Republic over possible measures Washington could take against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-us-venezuela-fuel/iran-complains-to-u-n-summons-envoy-over-u-s-threat-on-venezuela-shipment-idUSKBN22T0NI | 2020-05-18 |
| LONDON Britain is in talks with Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG to buy an accurate COVID19 antibody test following the lead of the European Union and United States which have already given preliminary approval to the tests | Positive | LONDON Britain is in talks with Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG to buy an accurate COVID19 antibody test following the lead of the European Union and United States which have already given preliminary approval to the tests | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-roche-hldg/uk-follows-eu-u-s-in-approving-roche-covid-19-antibody-tests-idUSKBN22P362 | 2020-05-15 |
| The Swiss bank expects first safety data from human trials in the next few months from Sinovac and Novavax | Neutral | European shares slump on virus fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-ez-industrial-production-long-way-back-to-2017-highs-idUSL8N2CV4TQ | 2020-05-14 |
| 80 Swiss francs at 1415 GMT and were the biggest decliner in the sector | Neutral | Its shares have lost nearly half their value this year as investors worry about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the companys level of debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-osram-m-a-ams/shares-of-sensor-maker-ams-dive-after-proposes-capital-hike-idUSKBN22P15P | 2020-05-14 |
| May 14 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | Positive | May 14 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-may-14-idUSL8N2CV357 | 2020-05-14 |
| The Swiss insurer on Thursday said property and casualty claims related to the coronavirus pandemic could total around million this year after recognising million such claims in the first quarter | Negative | May 14 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-may-14-idUSL8N2CV357 | 2020-05-14 |
| ZURICH May 6 Roche could complete studies of its medicine Actemra in COVID19 patients as early as this month the head of the Swiss drugmakers U.S.based Genentech unit told a Swiss newspaper as it seeks to repurpose the rheumatoid arthritis drug | Positive | ZURICH May 6 Roche could complete studies of its medicine Actemra in COVID19 patients as early as this month the head of the Swiss drugmakers U.S.based Genentech unit told a Swiss newspaper as it seeks to repurpose the rheumatoid arthritis drug | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-roche/roche-actemra-studies-against-covid-19-could-be-done-this-month-nzz-idUSL8N2CO2C7 | 2020-05-07 |
| ZURICH Roche could complete studies of its medicine Actemra in COVID19 patients as early as this month the head of the Swiss drugmakers U.S.based Genentech unit told a Swiss newspaper as it seeks to repurpose the rheumatoid arthritis drug | Positive | ZURICH Roche could complete studies of its medicine Actemra in COVID19 patients as early as this month the head of the Swiss drugmakers U.S.based Genentech unit told a Swiss newspaper as it seeks to repurpose the rheumatoid arthritis drug | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-roche/roche-actemra-studies-against-covid-19-could-be-done-this-month-nzz-idUSKBN22I0RD | 2020-05-07 |
| Swiss bank UBS said the easing of restrictions would help balance out supply and demand leading to a shortfall in supply by the fourth quarter | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Tuesday as some European and Asian countries along with several U.S. states began to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-surge-as-coronavirus-lockdowns-ease-idUSKBN22H033 | 2020-05-06 |
| Banned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has lodged an appeal at the Swiss federal court in a bid to overturn his eightyear suspension for doping the Swimming World website reported on Tuesday | Negative | Banned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has lodged an appeal at the Swiss federal court in a bid to overturn his eightyear suspension for doping the Swimming World website reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swimming-china-sun/chinas-banned-sun-lodges-appeal-with-swiss-federal-court-report-idUSKBN22H009 | 2020-05-05 |
| Amid concerns about whether such technology can be used by governments to increase surveillance the Swiss team has taken a privacyfirst approach | Negative | CHAMBLON Switzerland In the battle against coronavirus Swiss soldiers are using smartphones to test a new contact tracing application that could prevent infections while also protecting users privacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-app/swiss-soldiers-pick-up-smartphones-to-fight-covid-19-idUSKBN22D4V0 | 2020-05-02 |
| CHAMBLON Switzerland In the battle against coronavirus Swiss soldiers are using smartphones to test a new contact tracing application that could prevent infections while also protecting users privacy | Negative | CHAMBLON Switzerland In the battle against coronavirus Swiss soldiers are using smartphones to test a new contact tracing application that could prevent infections while also protecting users privacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-app/swiss-soldiers-pick-up-smartphones-to-fight-covid-19-idUSKBN22D4V0 | 2020-05-02 |
| The Swiss Parliament is expected to debate the app next week | Neutral | CHAMBLON Switzerland In the battle against coronavirus Swiss soldiers are using smartphones to test a new contact tracing application that could prevent infections while also protecting users privacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-app/swiss-soldiers-pick-up-smartphones-to-fight-covid-19-idUSKBN22D4V0 | 2020-05-02 |
| Moderna Inc and Swiss contract drugmaker Lonza Group AG said on Friday they would accelerate the manufacturing of the U.S. drug developers potential coronavirus vaccine | Negative | Moderna Inc and Swiss contract drugmaker Lonza Group AG said on Friday they would accelerate the manufacturing of the U.S. drug developers potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-lonza-grou/moderna-switzerlands-lonza-strike-deal-on-potential-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN22D4GM | 2020-05-01 |
| ZURICH Swiss wealth manager Falcon Private Bank is considering withdrawing from private banking as well as other options it said on Wednesday days after sources told Reuters the bank could lose its Swiss banking licence by the end of the week | Negative | ZURICH Swiss wealth manager Falcon Private Bank is considering withdrawing from private banking as well as other options it said on Wednesday days after sources told Reuters the bank could lose its Swiss banking licence by the end of the week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-falcon-swiss-banks/switzerlands-falcon-mulls-exit-from-private-banking-other-options-idUSKBN22B2P4 | 2020-04-30 |
| The tradition started in midMarch when the Swiss lockdown began and residents sing and dance to a handful of songs every night except Sundays taking turns to choose the music | Negative | GENEVA Dressed in a black trench coat and hat 36yearold Audrey Lecomte performed Singing in the on a drizzly Tuesday evening to the residents of Genevas Round House apartment complex who twirled umbrellas from balconies to the music | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-choir/nightly-show-in-swiss-block-helps-beat-lockdown-blues-idUSKBN22B1HD | 2020-04-30 |
| Swiss financial markets watchdog FINMA could withdraw the licence for the private bank owned by Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Company on the grounds that it has continuously failed to meet regulatory requirements the sources said | Negative | ZURICH Falcon Private Bank a wealth manager that was at the centre of Malaysias 1MDB scandal could lose its Swiss banking licence by the end of the week two sources close to the situation told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-falcon-swiss-banks/falcon-private-bank-could-lose-swiss-licence-in-wake-of-1mdb-case-sources-idUSKCN229281 | 2020-04-28 |
| Swiss federal prosecutors also opened a criminal investigation which is ongoing | Negative | ZURICH Falcon Private Bank a wealth manager that was at the centre of Malaysias 1MDB scandal could lose its Swiss banking licence by the end of the week two sources close to the situation told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-falcon-swiss-banks/falcon-private-bank-could-lose-swiss-licence-in-wake-of-1mdb-case-sources-idUSKCN229281 | 2020-04-28 |
| But the iPhone will integrate with decentralised protocols such as DP3T which has been developed by a Swissled team and has been backed by Switzerland Austria and Estonia | Positive | BERLIN Germany changed course on Sunday over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections backing an approach supported by Apple and Google along with a growing number of other European countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-tech/germany-flips-to-apple-google-approach-on-smartphone-contact-tracing-idUSKCN22807J | 2020-04-27 |
| Within those sectors Swiss names have been the top picks | Positive | LONDON Shielded by the resilience of three behemoth defensive stocks the Swiss bluechip index has comfortably weathered the coronavirus storm compared with other European benchmarks which have sustained up to three times more damage | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-stocks/coffee-chocolates-and-pills-shield-swiss-stocks-from-virus-rout-idUSKCN2241BR | 2020-04-23 |
| ZURICH The Swiss government will keep current safety standards for fifthgeneration mobile frequency emissions it said on Wednesday settling a debate that has delayed the rollout of the new technology | Positive | ZURICH The Swiss government will keep current safety standards for fifthgeneration mobile frequency emissions it said on Wednesday settling a debate that has delayed the rollout of the new technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-swiss-5g/swiss-maintain-5g-emission-standards-amid-safety-concerns-idUSKCN22420H | 2020-04-23 |
| The move came as some Swiss cantons baulked at authorising new antennas needed to support 5G services | Positive | ZURICH The Swiss government will keep current safety standards for fifthgeneration mobile frequency emissions it said on Wednesday settling a debate that has delayed the rollout of the new technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-swiss-5g/swiss-maintain-5g-emission-standards-amid-safety-concerns-idUSKCN22420H | 2020-04-23 |
| LONDON Shielded by the resilience of three behemoth defensive stocks the Swiss bluechip index has comfortably weathered the coronavirus storm compared with other European benchmarks which have sustained up to three times more damage | Negative | LONDON Shielded by the resilience of three behemoth defensive stocks the Swiss bluechip index has comfortably weathered the coronavirus storm compared with other European benchmarks which have sustained up to three times more damage | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-stocks/coffee-chocolates-and-pills-shield-swiss-stocks-from-virus-rout-idUSKCN2241BR | 2020-04-23 |
| 9712 Swiss francs as safehaven flows continued to support the U.S. currency | Positive | Historic collapse in oil futures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-resumes-ascent-as-oil-and-north-korea-keep-investors-on-edge-idUSL4N2C90MV | 2020-04-21 |
| Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli has also bought a 3 | Positive | LONDON Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff has taken a stake in British sportscar maker Aston Martin whose executive chairman Lawrence Stroll runs the Racing Point F1 team according to company filings | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-astonmartin-wolff/mercedes-f1-boss-wolff-takes-a-stake-in-aston-martin-idUSKBN2200MK | 2020-04-19 |
| The Swiss stock exchange notification did not say at what price UBS and HSBC had managed to reduce their stake | Negative | The European technology index | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-osram-m-a-ams/ubs-hsbc-sell-down-ams-stake-left-after-rights-issue-idUSKBN21Z1XJ | 2020-04-18 |
| The Swiss bank will increase its stake in Credit Suisse Founder Securities from 33 | Positive | Bankers say that majority control allows them to make better use of their global network to win market share in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-china/credit-suisse-gets-approval-to-take-majority-stake-in-china-jv-idUSKBN21Z1V7 | 2020-04-18 |
| GENEVA The Montreux Jazz Festival will not be held in July due to the coronavirus pandemic the first time the Swiss summer festival has not taken place since its launch in 1967 organisers said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA The Montreux Jazz Festival will not be held in July due to the coronavirus pandemic the first time the Swiss summer festival has not taken place since its launch in 1967 organisers said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-jazz-montreux/montreux-jazz-festival-cancelled-for-first-time-in-its-history-idUSKBN21Z14S | 2020-04-18 |
| Swiss bank UBS forecast has forecast a sharp Mexican recession this year and called Lopez Obradors coronavirus response among the weakest anywhere in the world | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday vowed to inject around | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-economy/under-pressure-mexicos-president-to-inject-2-5-billion-into-economy-idUSKBN21Z36H | 2020-04-18 |
| By contrast shortlived explosions in volatility such as when the Swiss National Bank removed its currency peg with the euro in 2015 overwhelm machines | Negative | LONDON A new breed of trading algorithms has deftly navigated the turbulence in currency markets caused by the coronavirus pandemic driving up demand for robots and potentially reshaping the world of foreignexchange dealing beyond the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-algos-insight/locked-down-investors-aim-algorithms-at-chaotic-currency-markets-idUSKBN21Z0NW | 2020-04-17 |
| ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche aims by next month to offer blood tests to identify those who had been infected with the coronavirus potentially helping inform lockeddown nations of who might have some immunity and be able to resume work or contact with the public | Positive | ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche aims by next month to offer blood tests to identify those who had been infected with the coronavirus potentially helping inform lockeddown nations of who might have some immunity and be able to resume work or contact with the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-roche-hldg/switzerlands-roche-joins-race-to-make-coronavirus-antibody-tests-idUSKBN21Z0ID | 2020-04-17 |
| April The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | Positive | April The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-april-14-idUSL5N2BX3S6 | 2020-04-14 |
| April 9 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening higher at 9531 points on Thursday according to premarket indications from bank Julius Baer | Positive | April 9 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening higher at 9531 points on Thursday according to premarket indications from bank Julius Baer | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-april-9-idUSL8N2BW2VB | 2020-04-09 |
| In the Swiss Armys biggest callup since World War II thousands of soldiers have been sent to support health workers while hundreds have been confined to barracks after potential exposure | Negative | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21P389 | 2020-04-08 |
| Greenwood Capital in recent weeks bought shares of Regeneron and Roche Holding AG a Swiss company that has diagnostics and a potential therapy for the new coronavirus | Positive | NEW YORK The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a spotlight on stocks in the U.S. healthcare sector home to the companies that could develop treatments vaccines and improved diagnostics needed to tackle the greatest public health crisis in a century | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-healthstocks-healthcare/healthcare-stocks-show-their-defensive-allure-in-ailing-market-idUSKBN21K275 | 2020-04-03 |
| ZURICH Nestle bought Londonbased Lilys Kitchen that makes food for dogs and cats in the higherpriced segment the Swiss group said on Wednesday as it bulks up in pet food its fastestgrowing product category | Positive | ZURICH Nestle bought Londonbased Lilys Kitchen that makes food for dogs and cats in the higherpriced segment the Swiss group said on Wednesday as it bulks up in pet food its fastestgrowing product category | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-lily-s-m-a-nestle/nestle-buys-lilys-kitchen-pet-food-sees-some-coronavirus-stockpiling-idUSKBN21J5A1 | 2020-04-02 |
| Spains market regulator CNMV cleared on Thursday a bid by Swiss exchange SIX to buy BME but left a window for potential rivals to file a counter bid | Positive | Spains market regulator CNMV cleared on Thursday a bid by Swiss exchange SIX to buy BME but left a window for potential rivals to file a counter bid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bme-holding-m-a-euronext/euronext-says-it-will-not-make-a-counter-bid-for-spains-bme-idUSKBN21H2SS | 2020-03-31 |
| The United States and Switzerland this year finalized a Swiss channel to get humanitarian goods to Iran | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States blacklisted five Iran and Iraqbased companies and 15 individuals on Thursday for supporting terrorist groups its third round of sanctions on Iranian targets in the last two weeks even as Tehran battles the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-fresh-iran-related-sanctions-despite-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D2B8 | 2020-03-27 |
| Against the Swiss franc the dollar was little changed at 0 | Neutral | Coronavirus is ravaging global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-as-investors-brace-for-surge-in-jobless-claims-idUSL4N2BI5PG | 2020-03-26 |
| ZURICH Spiez Lab a governmentrun institute in the Swiss mountains was set up to protect the nation from nuclear biological and chemical threats | Negative | ZURICH Spiez Lab a governmentrun institute in the Swiss mountains was set up to protect the nation from nuclear biological and chemical threats | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-masks-insight/as-virus-explodes-world-races-to-mask-up-idUSKBN21C2PE | 2020-03-26 |
| Carboni disclosed that the Swissbased aid agency has asked Syrian authorities to allow it to help with infection prevention measures and to provide hygiene supplies at nine central prisons | Positive | GENEVA An immediate nationwide ceasefire is needed across Syria to enable an to stamp out the coronavirus and prevent it from ravaging a beleaguered population the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/syrian-ceasefire-critical-to-combating-coronavirus-u-n-red-cross-idUSKBN21B34K | 2020-03-25 |
| ZURICH Roche reiterated on Tuesday that only those showing signs and symptoms of coronaviruscaused COVID19 should be tested as the Swiss drugmaker has said there is insufficient capacity to extend testing to the broader population | Negative | ZURICH Roche reiterated on Tuesday that only those showing signs and symptoms of coronaviruscaused COVID19 should be tested as the Swiss drugmaker has said there is insufficient capacity to extend testing to the broader population | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-roche-hldg/roche-says-limit-tests-to-people-with-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSKBN21B0N2 | 2020-03-24 |
| On Monday former IOC board member Dick Pound said the Swissbased body appeared to have decided to delay the event likely for a year due to the virus | Negative | ANGELES The United States added its significant weight to calls for the Tokyo Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic with New Zealand Olympic organizers seeking a swift decision to allow teams to reset and prepare for a delayed event | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/u-s-new-zealand-join-calls-for-tokyo-games-to-be-postponed-idUSKBN21B0I2 | 2020-03-24 |
| A southern Swiss canton bordering Italy is being swamped with coronavirus patients a top health official said on Thursday | Negative | The worlds richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-20 |
| March 20 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 2 | Positive | March 20 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-march-20-idUSL8N2BC5WX | 2020-03-20 |
| Swissbased Sauber who manage and run the Alfa Romeo team said they would close their Hinwil factory from March 23 to April 13 | Neutral | LONDON Formula One teams must close for three weeks by the end of April in a move that will allow races to be rescheduled during the European summer and help limit the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1/f1-cancels-august-break-could-delay-2021-changes-idUSKBN2153DK | 2020-03-19 |
| ZURICH March 19 The Swiss government central bank and market supervisor are readying an aid package worth 40 billion to 100 billion Swiss francs | Positive | ZURICH March 19 The Swiss government central bank and market supervisor are readying an aid package worth 40 billion to 100 billion Swiss francs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/health-coronavirus-swiss/swiss-ready-virus-aid-package-worth-40-100-bln-swiss-francs-tages-anzeiger-idUSL8N2BC1QY | 2020-03-19 |
| ZURICH Roche will test its arthritis drug Actemra in patients with coronaviruslinked pneumonia the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday joining other pharmaceutical companies seeking to repurpose existing medicines to fight the epidemic | Negative | ZURICH Roche will test its arthritis drug Actemra in patients with coronaviruslinked pneumonia the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday joining other pharmaceutical companies seeking to repurpose existing medicines to fight the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-roche-actemra/roche-test-actemra-in-coronavirus-patients-as-firms-re-purpose-drugs-idUSKBN2160PU | 2020-03-19 |
| Credit Suisse and other Swiss lenders are considering a 20 billion Swiss franc loan program to help small businesses the Handelszeitung newspaper reported on Friday | Positive | As the global coronavirus pandemic spreads business practices around the world have been affected by school closures travel bans and lockdowns in a growing number of countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-credit-suisse-gp/credit-suisse-offers-paid-leave-for-workers-needing-to-care-for-children-elderly-idUSKBN2141E2 | 2020-03-18 |
| ZURICH Swiss hospitals could collapse if the new coronavirus keeps spreading rapidly a top health official warned on Tuesday urging his compatriots to respect the governments emergency measures to curb the epidemic | Negative | ZURICH Swiss hospitals could collapse if the new coronavirus keeps spreading rapidly a top health official warned on Tuesday urging his compatriots to respect the governments emergency measures to curb the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss/swiss-official-warns-of-hospital-collapse-if-virus-spreads-idUSKBN2140SM | 2020-03-17 |
| March 12 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 4 | Positive | March 12 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 4 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-march-12-idUSL8N2B47AG | 2020-03-12 |
| ZURICH March 12 Swiss travel retail group Dufry is cutting jobs trimming costs and renegotiating rents after organic sales fell 3 | Negative | ZURICH March 12 Swiss travel retail group Dufry is cutting jobs trimming costs and renegotiating rents after organic sales fell 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/dufry-results/airport-retailer-dufry-trims-jobs-after-coronavirus-impact-sees-no-liquidity-crunch-idUSL8N2B50XB | 2020-03-12 |
| A trade worth billions of dollars it was championed by the Swiss refinery Metalor Technologies as part of a program with Perus government to integrate gold prospectors into the economy | Positive | LA RINCONADA Peru From the Andes mountains thousands of artisanal golddiggers for years sent fragments of metal to a Swiss valley | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gold-peru-swiss-specialreport/special-report-sleeping-beauty-how-suspect-gold-reached-top-brands-idUSKBN20T0TQ | 2020-03-07 |
| MEXICO CITY Nestle SA is launching a reforestation project to plant at least 3 million trees in Mexico and Brazil in the next year and a half as the Swiss food group strives for carbon neutrality by 2050 executives told Reuters | Positive | MEXICO CITY Nestle SA is launching a reforestation project to plant at least 3 million trees in Mexico and Brazil in the next year and a half as the Swiss food group strives for carbon neutrality by 2050 executives told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-nestle-mexico/nestle-vows-to-plant-3-million-trees-in-mexico-brazil-to-help-set-off-emissions-idUSKBN20R320 | 2020-03-05 |
| WIPO in contrast to many other U.N. agencies which are underfunded expects revenues of 880 million Swiss francs in 20202021 mostly due to patent filing fees | Positive | GENEVA A Singaporean beat a Chinese candidate in the race to lead the world patent office heading off Beijings bid for a fifth U.N. leadership role much to the satisfaction of the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-election-wipo/singaporean-defeats-chinese-candidate-to-head-u-n-patent-office-idUSKBN20R17F | 2020-03-05 |
| Swiss Airlines will probably also cut some services to parts of Italy until the end of April while Eurowings is reducing capacity to some Italian destinations until March 8 | Negative | The epidemic which began in China and has killed almost 3000 people worldwide is disrupting flight demand and many airlines have suspended or adjusted services in response | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-lufthansa/lufthansa-extends-china-tehran-flight-suspensions-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20P11N | 2020-03-03 |
| VIENNA The Swiss government has filed a criminal complaint over the U.S. Central Intelligence Agencys alleged use of a cryptography company as a front to spy on various governments secret communications the Swiss attorney generals office said on Sunday | Negative | VIENNA The Swiss government has filed a criminal complaint over the U.S. Central Intelligence Agencys alleged use of a cryptography company as a front to spy on various governments secret communications the Swiss attorney generals office said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-swiss-spying-crypto/switzerland-files-criminal-complaint-over-crypto-spying-scandal-idUSKBN20O1VD | 2020-03-02 |
| Palestinians have rejected the U.S. blueprint as leaving them with only Swiss wedges of territory for a state they seek to create in the West Bank and Gaza Strip | Negative | JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought reelection on Monday under the weight of an imminent corruption trial with the countrys third ballot in less than a year predicted to end in another deadlock | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-election/mired-in-stalemate-israel-holds-another-election-on-netanyahus-future-idUSKBN20P00F | 2020-03-02 |
| The Swiss government declared a special under the countrys Epidemics Act enabling it to order measures that are normally the responsibility of the regional cantons | Neutral | ZURICH Switzerland on Friday banned large events expected to draw more than 1000 people in a drive to curb the new coronavirus epidemic prompting cancellation of the Geneva car show and grumbling from businesses watching demand vanish | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-swiss/swiss-anti-viral-ban-on-large-events-hits-geneva-car-show-head-on-idUSKCN20M18O | 2020-02-29 |
| The Swiss soccer league called off weekend matches while ice hockey teams were set to play before empty grandstands | Neutral | ZURICH Switzerland on Friday banned large events expected to draw more than 1000 people in a drive to curb the new coronavirus epidemic prompting cancellation of the Geneva car show and grumbling from businesses watching demand vanish | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-swiss/swiss-anti-viral-ban-on-large-events-hits-geneva-car-show-head-on-idUSKCN20M18O | 2020-02-29 |
| FRANKFURT Carmakers were scrambling to reorganise press conferences and vehicle presentations after Swiss authorities forced the cancellation of the Geneva car show on Friday in an effort to contain the coronavirus | Negative | FRANKFURT Carmakers were scrambling to reorganise press conferences and vehicle presentations after Swiss authorities forced the cancellation of the Geneva car show on Friday in an effort to contain the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autoshow-geneva-cancellation/axing-of-geneva-car-show-forces-manufacturers-to-rethink-car-launches-idUSKCN20M1NH | 2020-02-29 |
| The impact on trading partners like China could also affect the Swiss economy the SNB said adding increased uncertainty could increase upward pressure on the Swiss franc | Negative | details of market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-swiss/update-1-swiss-national-bank-says-coronavirus-has-increased-economic-risks-idUSL5N2AS7P9 | 2020-02-29 |
| Moreover in times of uncertainty investors are increasingly looking for safe havens such as the Swiss franc which can help the franc the SNB said | Positive | details of market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-swiss/update-1-swiss-national-bank-says-coronavirus-has-increased-economic-risks-idUSL5N2AS7P9 | 2020-02-29 |
| against the Swiss franc overnight as the spread of the virus to the United States had investors preferring the franc as a safe haven | Positive | Euro soars as Fed cut expectations hit dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stumbles-as-coronavirus-ramps-up-fed-cut-bets-idUSL3N2AS08D | 2020-02-28 |
| BERLIN Swiss directors Stephanie Chuat and Veronique Reymond were guided by their experience of losing their own mothers in creating a My Little the tale of a womans struggle to support her twin brother through his terminal illness | Negative | BERLIN Swiss directors Stephanie Chuat and Veronique Reymond were guided by their experience of losing their own mothers in creating a My Little the tale of a womans struggle to support her twin brother through his terminal illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-filmfestival-berlin-schwesterlein/berlinale-film-shows-sister-exploring-the-limits-of-grief-idUSKCN20K0U0 | 2020-02-28 |
| Hook told reporters there was a lot of interest in the Swiss network intended to supply goods to struggling sectors of Irans population without tripping over U.S. sanctions | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday the United States was in talks with at least two more companies that would like to send food and medicine to Iran through the Swiss humanitarian channel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-humanitarian/more-companies-interested-in-using-humanitarian-channel-to-iran-u-s-envoy-idUSKBN20E2BZ | 2020-02-21 |
| The Swiss franc another safehaven was quoted at 0 | Positive | Yen tumbles as risk sentiment shifts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-stumbles-on-revived-risk-flows-yuan-softens-after-rate-cut-idUSL4N2AK0PP | 2020-02-20 |
| The Swiss subsidiary has been Venezuelas primary conduit for brokering cargos which find their way predominantly to refineries in India and said Stephen Innes chief market strategist at AxiCorp | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices gained on Wednesday with Brent rising a seventh straight day amid broad optimism as new coronavirus cases fell for a second day in China and concerns rose over supply after a U.S. move to cut more Venezuelan crude from the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-as-optimism-grows-economic-impact-of-coronavirus-outbreak-may-be-brief-idUSKBN20D059 | 2020-02-19 |
| A Swiss government spokeswoman said it applied international standards and that its achievements were recognized by pannational bodies | Positive | FRANKFURT British overseas territory the Cayman Islands the United States and Switzerland do most to help the globes richest citizens hide and launder money according to a ranking published on Tuesday by a group pushing for reform | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-companies-tax/cayman-islands-tops-ranking-of-money-hideouts-idUSKBN20C2BO | 2020-02-19 |
| STFA Investment Holding and Swiss Partners Group which took a stake in Enerya in 2014 declined to respond to questions on the plan | Negative | The sources who requested anonymity said the two partners were considering options including selling all shares in the company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-enerya/citigroup-mandated-for-turkish-gas-distributor-enerya-sale-sources-idUSKBN20B0ZC | 2020-02-18 |
| HONG KONG Swiss language tutor Education First has entered exclusive talks with global private equity firm Permira to sell its China operations in a deal valuing the business at | Positive | HONG KONG Swiss language tutor Education First has entered exclusive talks with global private equity firm Permira to sell its China operations in a deal valuing the business at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-education-first-sale/education-first-in-exclusive-talks-to-sell-china-business-to-permira-sources-idUSKBN20B0GZ | 2020-02-18 |
| Yen Swiss franc supported as investors stay nervous | Neutral | Euro weakest since April 2017 on growth concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-drops-to-new-low-as-gdp-data-confirm-weak-growth-idUSL8N2AE3OC | 2020-02-15 |
| If the Swiss state knew of the operation and turned a blind eye to it Switzerlands image as a neutral gobetween in international affairs could be damaged | Negative | ZURICH Senior members of the Swiss legislature are demanding a parliamentary investigation into a spying operation in which U.S. and German intelligence used a Swiss cryptography company as a front to eavesdrop on other countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-cyber/pressure-mounts-for-swiss-parliamentary-probe-into-spying-operation-idUSKBN2071F3 | 2020-02-14 |
| Credit Suisse has become a focus for Swiss protesters in recent years with groups urging the banks to improve its financing policies | Negative | ZURICH Climate activists clad in Titanicera costumes gathered in a rubber dinghy outside Credit Suisses headquarters on Thursday to urge incoming chief executive Thomas Gottstein to steer the bank off a climate collision | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-results-protests/activists-in-dinghy-urge-credit-suisse-off-climate-collision-course-idUSKBN2072A5 | 2020-02-14 |
| ZURICH Senior members of the Swiss legislature are demanding a parliamentary investigation into a spying operation in which U.S. and German intelligence used a Swiss cryptography company as a front to eavesdrop on other countries | Negative | ZURICH Senior members of the Swiss legislature are demanding a parliamentary investigation into a spying operation in which U.S. and German intelligence used a Swiss cryptography company as a front to eavesdrop on other countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-cyber/pressure-mounts-for-swiss-parliamentary-probe-into-spying-operation-idUSKBN2071F3 | 2020-02-14 |
| Schindler was the Swiss firms CEO from 1985 until 2011 and his views carry significant weight as the Schindler and Bonnard families and related parties hold 71 | Positive | He said other rivals would probably take legal action You can safely assume that neither Otis nor Schindler will simply accept being driven out | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-thyssenkrupp-m-a-schindler-exclusive/exclusive-thyssenkrupp-kone-elevator-merger-would-trigger-legal-war-schindler-idUSKBN20611I | 2020-02-13 |
| The Spanish government could set some conditions on the Swiss deal requiring SIX to make revisions to its offer | Positive | Euronext said at the time it was also in talks with BME with a view to a potential bid without saying how much it was prepared to bid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-euronext-results-bme-holding/euronext-says-still-analyzing-whether-to-bid-for-madrid-bourse-idUSKBN2062LA | 2020-02-13 |
| Some of the potential suitors for Synlab are also considering whether to merge Synlab with Swiss peer Unilabs to create a European laboratory powerhouse the sources said | Positive | Buyout fund Cinven has launched preparations for a potential stock market listing of German laboratory services group Synlab while also sounding out potential buyers for a 5 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cinven-synlab-sale/cinven-hires-ipo-adviser-for-german-lab-group-synlab-sources-idUSKBN20627E | 2020-02-13 |
| ZURICH Switzerland said on Tuesday it was probing reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the German BND spy service used a Swiss firms encryption technology to crack other nations topsecret messages | Negative | ZURICH Switzerland said on Tuesday it was probing reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the German BND spy service used a Swiss firms encryption technology to crack other nations topsecret messages | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-cyber/swiss-investigate-report-that-firm-helped-cia-break-codes-idUSKBN2051X2 | 2020-02-12 |
| Judge Niklaus Oberholzer is due to report back by the end of June after which the Swiss cabinet will be briefed | Positive | ZURICH Switzerland said on Tuesday it was probing reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the German BND spy service used a Swiss firms encryption technology to crack other nations topsecret messages | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-cyber/swiss-investigate-report-that-firm-helped-cia-break-codes-idUSKBN2051X2 | 2020-02-12 |
| If Swiss authorities permitted its activities Crypto may not have violated any Swiss laws seeking to limit espionage activities by foreign agents on its soil | Positive | ZURICH Switzerland said on Tuesday it was probing reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the German BND spy service used a Swiss firms encryption technology to crack other nations topsecret messages | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-cyber/swiss-investigate-report-that-firm-helped-cia-break-codes-idUSKBN2051X2 | 2020-02-12 |
| The yuan gained slightly in onshore trade and safehavens such as Treasuries the yen and the Swiss franc were marginally weaker in a sign of slowly improving sentiment | Negative | TOKYO Global share markets nudged higher on Wednesday amid hopes the worst of the coronavirus in China may have passed although prevailing uncertainty about the outbreak kept investors wary | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-inch-up-as-drop-in-new-coronavirus-cases-boosts-confidence-idUSKBN20602O | 2020-02-12 |
| ZURICH Feb 11 Switzerland is probing news reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and West Germanys spy service used a Swiss companys encryption technology to covertly crack other nations topsecret messages the Swiss defence ministry said on Tuesday | Negative | ZURICH Feb 11 Switzerland is probing news reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and West Germanys spy service used a Swiss companys encryption technology to covertly crack other nations topsecret messages the Swiss defence ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/swiss-cyber/swiss-investigate-report-that-firm-helped-cia-break-codes-idUSL8N2AB59Q | 2020-02-12 |
| The yuan was little changed in onshore trade and safehavens such as Treasuries the yen and the Swiss franc were marginally weaker in a sign of slowly improving sentiment | Negative | Equities cautiously higher in Asia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-inch-higher-as-new-coronavirus-cases-fall-idUSL4N2AC0LW | 2020-02-12 |
| Swiss authorities said they hope to have about 10 citizens join the French evacuation of nationals from China | Positive | A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China hit by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-evacuation/factbox-countries-evacuating-nationals-from-china-coronavirus-areas-idUSKBN2040HU | 2020-02-10 |
| Choosing Gottstein the first Swiss citizen to run Credit Suisse in almost 20 years to replace FrenchIvorian Thiam was not a kneejerk reaction he added | Neutral | VIENNA Credit Suisse Chairman Urs Rohner does not expect to be voted out of office before his term ends after this weeks departure of Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam over a spying scandal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-credit-suisse-spying-chairman/credit-suisse-chairman-expects-to-see-out-term-after-spy-scandal-idUSKBN2020GG | 2020-02-09 |
| Gottstein now the head of Credit Suisses Swiss business was appointed CEO on Friday after a damaging spying scandal forced out Thiam | Negative | ZURICH Credit Suisses incoming chief executive Thomas Gottstein plans to put Switzerlands secondbiggest bank on a growth offensive following predecessor Tidjane Thiams costcutting exercise he told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-spying-ceo-gottstein/credit-suisses-new-ceo-gottstein-seeks-growth-offensive-idUSKBN2011NV | 2020-02-08 |
| Andre Helfenstein now responsible for Credit Suisses institutional clients in Switzerland will succeed Gottstein as CEO of the Swiss business and join the executive board | Positive | ZURICH Tidjane Thiam has quit as Credit Suisse chief executive after a spying scandal that has hit the reputation of one of Europes largest banks and shocked Switzerlands financial community | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-spying-ceo/credit-suisse-ceo-thiam-toppled-by-espionage-scandal-idUSKBN2010L3 | 2020-02-08 |
| Revelations surfaced in Swiss newspapers last year that the pair noisily argued at a drinks party at Thiams house after Khan had moved next door and began a construction project | Positive | Tidjane Thiam is unlikely to quietly retire after his abrupt exit as chief executive of Credit Suisse some of those who have worked with him predict | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-spying-ceo-thiam/tightrope-thiam-comeback-ceo-stung-by-a-spying-scandal-idUSKBN2011VV | 2020-02-08 |
| His successor Swiss national Thomas Gottstein will likely have an easier time of it in Zurich from the establishment though living up to Thiams strategic nous will be tougher | Positive | Tidjane Thiam is unlikely to quietly retire after his abrupt exit as chief executive of Credit Suisse some of those who have worked with him predict | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-spying-ceo-thiam/tightrope-thiam-comeback-ceo-stung-by-a-spying-scandal-idUSKBN2011VV | 2020-02-08 |
| Swiss financial supervisor FINMA is investigating after the bank subsequently acknowledged that it had tailed former human resources head Peter Goerke | Negative | ZURICH Tidjane Thiam has quit as Credit Suisse chief executive after a spying scandal that has hit the reputation of one of Europes largest banks and shocked Switzerlands financial community | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-spying-ceo/credit-suisse-ceo-thiam-toppled-by-espionage-scandal-idUSKBN2010L3 | 2020-02-08 |
| When it comes to Swiss franc mortgage rulings he said there is no common line in the Polish court system as the courts are in crisis | Negative | From mBanks point of view it would be better to find an investor who isnt already in CEO Stypulkowski told a news conference | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mbank-poland-commerzbank/good-if-mbank-sold-to-investor-not-already-in-poland-ceo-idUSKBN200171 | 2020-02-07 |
| But offers are expected to value Swissport at about billion two of the sources said with one adding Apollo had previously offered | Positive | Chinas HNA Group is resuming efforts to find a buyer for airport luggage handler Swissport despite facing a loss of several hundred million dollars on its initial | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hna-swissport-m-a/chinas-hna-steps-up-efforts-to-sell-swissport-at-big-discount-sources-idUSKBN1ZZ1WM | 2020-02-06 |
| ZURICH The coronavirus epidemic has triggered renewed upward pressure on the Swiss franc Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said underscoring the need for an expansive monetary policy to help soften the safehaven currency | Neutral | ZURICH The coronavirus epidemic has triggered renewed upward pressure on the Swiss franc Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said underscoring the need for an expansive monetary policy to help soften the safehaven currency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-snb-jordan/snbs-jordan-says-coronavirus-adding-to-pressure-on-swiss-franc-report-idUSKBN1ZY2HZ | 2020-02-05 |
| We believe that the coronavirus played a role in the recent appreciation of the Swiss Jordan told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview to be published on Wednesday | Negative | ZURICH The coronavirus epidemic has triggered renewed upward pressure on the Swiss franc Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said underscoring the need for an expansive monetary policy to help soften the safehaven currency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-snb-jordan/snbs-jordan-says-coronavirus-adding-to-pressure-on-swiss-franc-report-idUSKBN1ZY2HZ | 2020-02-05 |
| The Swiss franc also considered a safe haven was mixed falling against the dollar but rising slightly versus the euro | Negative | headline and paragraph 1 show yen down not | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-chinas-yuan-weakens-but-falling-yen-points-to-risk-recovery-idUSL8N2A32WX | 2020-02-04 |
| Swiss and U.S. officials had told Reuters last month that the channel could be up and running within months | Neutral | A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran has started trial operations the Swiss and U.S. governments said on Thursday helping supply Swiss goods to the struggling population without tripping over U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-iran/u-s-says-first-shipments-of-medicine-to-iran-delivered-via-swiss-humanitarian-channel-idUSKBN1ZT205 | 2020-01-31 |
| The Australian dollar New Zealand dollar Korean won all fell while the safe havens of the Japanese yen and Swiss franc were firm | Neutral | Virus death toll rises WHO to reconsider declaring emergency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-virus-fears-push-asian-stocks-to-7-week-low-boost-safe-haven-assets-idUSL4N29Z14I | 2020-01-30 |
| ZURICH The Swiss National Bank appeared to remain on the sidelines as the Swiss franc surged to its highest level in nearly three years on Monday driven by concerns about the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | ZURICH The Swiss National Bank appeared to remain on the sidelines as the Swiss franc surged to its highest level in nearly three years on Monday driven by concerns about the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-snb/snb-seen-on-sidelines-as-virus-fears-push-swiss-franc-to-near-three-year-high-idUSKBN1ZQ0ZN | 2020-01-28 |
| But analysts said the latest rise in Swiss sight deposits held at the Swiss National Bank did not indicate renewed interventions to reduce the francs value | Negative | ZURICH The Swiss National Bank appeared to remain on the sidelines as the Swiss franc surged to its highest level in nearly three years on Monday driven by concerns about the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-snb/snb-seen-on-sidelines-as-virus-fears-push-swiss-franc-to-near-three-year-high-idUSKBN1ZQ0ZN | 2020-01-28 |
| The Swiss franc had skipped to a near threeyear high against the euro overnight but paused in Europe as the focus turned to the days big central bank action | Neutral | Risk assets slump in Asia led by losses in Chinese stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-virus-fears-sap-stocks-ecb-gets-ready-for-rethink-idUSL8N29S3S4 | 2020-01-24 |
| Against the safehaven yen and the Swiss franc which tend to draw investors during times of geopolitical or financial stress the dollar was moderately stronger on the day | Neutral | Investors shake off China virus worries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-slip-as-china-virus-worries-ebb-idUSL8N29R4D8 | 2020-01-23 |
| NEW YORK Jan 22 The U.S. dollar edged lower on Wednesday and the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc slipped amid muted demand for safe haven units as updates from China about the spread of a new flulike coronavirus raised hopes the outbreak would be contained | Negative | Investors shake off China virus worries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-slip-as-china-virus-worries-ebb-idUSL8N29R4D8 | 2020-01-23 |
| LAUSANNE Switzerland Swedish activist Greta Thunberg marched with 10000 protesters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday and said you have not seen anything before some head to Davos next week to challenge the global financial elite to fight climate change | Positive | LAUSANNE Switzerland Swedish activist Greta Thunberg marched with 10000 protesters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday and said you have not seen anything before some head to Davos next week to challenge the global financial elite to fight climate change | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-protests/you-have-not-seen-anything-yet-climate-activist-greta-says-ahead-of-davos-idUSKBN1ZG1UG | 2020-01-18 |
| Washingtons decision led traders to think it will become difficult for the Swiss National Bank to intervene to weaken the franc in the future | Negative | TOKYO World stocks inched ahead to a record high on Thursday after the United States and China signed an initial deal to defuse their 18month trade war though financial markets were wary as a number of thorny issues remained unresolved | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-pause-at-record-peak-as-markets-assess-u-s-china-deal-idUSKBN1ZF02X | 2020-01-16 |
| 1129 and the Swiss franc held on to overnight gains to sit at 0 | Positive | Markets on edge before signing of trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-holds-firm-while-investors-wait-for-trade-deal-signing-idUSL4N29K0AH | 2020-01-15 |
| Last month the SwissDutch company Allseas suspended pipe laying after Washington imposed sanctions against Nord Stream 2 saying the pipeline would make Europe too reliant on Russian gas | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hoped the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be completed by the end of the year or in the first quarter of 2021 after sanctions imposed by the United States delayed construction | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-germany-pipeline/putin-nord-stream-2-pipeline-will-be-finished-by-year-end-or-q1-2021-idUSKBN1ZA0NA | 2020-01-12 |
| The dollars gains were particularly pronounced against the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc against which it has rallied 1 | Positive | lead paragraph to show dollar on track for best weekly gain in two months not two | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-dollar-set-for-best-weekly-gain-in-two-months-on-galvanising-forces-idUSL8N29F2IR | 2020-01-11 |
| ZURICH Swiss biotech group Idorsia on Friday lifted the lid off a 2019 deal for its investigational epilepsy medicine revealing the pact that is potentially worth more than million is with U.S.based Neurocrine Biosciences | Positive | ZURICH Swiss biotech group Idorsia on Friday lifted the lid off a 2019 deal for its investigational epilepsy medicine revealing the pact that is potentially worth more than million is with U.S.based Neurocrine Biosciences | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-idorsia-epilepsy-neurocrine/idorsia-pairs-with-neurocrine-in-potential-400-million-epilepsy-drug-deal-idUSKBN1Z90OG | 2020-01-11 |
| The Swiss Investigo detective agency which was hired to follow Khan has said the ensuing publicity caused it severe reputational and financial damage | Negative | The scandal led to an investigation by Switzerlands bank watchdog into Credit Suisses conduct and criminal proceedings in Zurich which remain ongoing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-shadow/private-investigator-in-credit-suisse-spying-scandal-hits-back-at-banker-idUSKBN1Z7238 | 2020-01-09 |
| ZURICH Jan 9 The Swiss National Bank expects to post an annual profit of 49 billion Swiss francs | Positive | ZURICH Jan 9 The Swiss National Bank expects to post an annual profit of 49 billion Swiss francs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/snb-results/swiss-national-bank-expects-profit-of-49-bln-sfr-for-2019-idUSS8N29B011 | 2020-01-09 |
| Yen Swiss franc gold slip from high | Positive | Yen Swiss franc gold slip from high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-retreat-as-u-s-iran-seen-defusing-crisis-idUSL4N29E06U | 2020-01-09 |
| Against the dollar the Swiss franc was quoted at 0 | Neutral | Safehaven Swiss franc up on rising Mideast tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-swiss-franc-holds-gains-yen-steady-as-traders-eye-iran-idUSL4N29C04L | 2020-01-07 |
| The reorganisation includes Syngenta the Swiss pesticide producer that ChemChina agreed in 2016 to buy for billion | Positive | ZURICH ChemChina and Sinochem | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-chemchina-sinochem-syngenta/chemchina-sinochem-merge-agricultural-assets-syngenta-idUSKBN1Z40FZ | 2020-01-06 |
| Swiss franc surges to 4month peak vs euro | Positive | Japanese yen hits 2month high vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-jump-after-u-s-air-strike-in-iraq-idUSL8N29826N | 2020-01-04 |
| DUBAI Jan 3 Iran summoned a Swiss envoy for a second time on Friday to deliver its answer to a U.S. message Iranian state media said hours after a Swiss diplomat delivered Washingtons communication over the killing of Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani | Negative | DUBAI Jan 3 Iran summoned a Swiss envoy for a second time on Friday to deliver its answer to a U.S. message Iranian state media said hours after a Swiss diplomat delivered Washingtons communication over the killing of Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-swiss-iran/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-again-to-answer-u-s-message-state-media-idUSL8N2983GM | 2020-01-04 |
| DUBAI Iran protested on Friday to a Swiss envoy representing U.S. interests in Tehran over the assassination of the Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani state television reported | Negative | DUBAI Iran protested on Friday to a Swiss envoy representing U.S. interests in Tehran over the assassination of the Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani state television reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-iran-swiss/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-over-assassination-of-quds-force-chief-soleimani-tv-idUSKBN1Z20CO | 2020-01-03 |
