How far is Swiss intervention propping up the euro?

Speculation that the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB’s) currency intervention has stemmed the decline in the trade-weighted euro seems overplayed. But the SNB’s struggle to prevent the franc surging against the euro is further proof of the strong fundamental downward pressure on the single currency.

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