# Why is the Swiss Franc the weakest major currency this week?

> The Swiss franc was the weakest major currency this week as expectations of further rate hikes in the US and elsewhere made the low-yielding franc less attractive. USD/CHF rose more than 2% on the week to around 0.8395.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T12:09:34.897Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99342-why-is-the-swiss-franc-the-weakest-major-currency-this-week
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves driven by rate expectations have a limited direct effect on feed supply and demand; the main read-through is a stronger dollar, which can weigh on dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-08-30 | [Fresh Stress Grips Weakest Emerging-Market Currencies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63696-fresh-stress-grips-weakest-emerging-market-currencies.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2022-07-11 | [BoT Governor defends weaker Thai Baht, says weaker currency is nothing to worry - Thai Enquirer Main](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40766-bot-governor-defends-weaker-thai-baht-says-weaker-currency-is-nothing-to-worry.md) | +0.8% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2017-05-18 | [Dollar spikes against major currencies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4359-dollar-spikes-against-major-currencies.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2019-11-28 | [EUR: The funding currency \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56282-eur-the-funding-currency-articles-ing-think.md) | -0.6% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2021-02-01 | [U.S. dollar reaches six-week high on weaker euro, Swiss franc and yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48877-u-s-dollar-reaches-six-week-high-on-weaker-euro-swiss-franc-and-yen.md) | +0.3% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/swiss-franc-suffers-broad-based-weakness-as-low-interest-rates-weigh-202611131854

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