USD/CHF weekly outlook: week of 26 October 2026
A sourced look at what could move USD/CHF in a week packed with central bank decisions. Analysis only, not a forecast you can bank on.
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- USD/CHF ended the week almost unchanged at 0.8241, up 0.06%, after a range of 0.8191 to 0.8268 (Bullquill, Yahoo Finance data).
- Key events: FOMC decision; US Q3 GDP (advance) and September PCE inflation.
- Upside scenario and downside scenario below; neither is a prediction.
Where it stands
USD/CHF ended the week almost unchanged at 0.8241, up 0.06%, after a range of 0.8191 to 0.8268 (Bullquill, Yahoo Finance data). The dollar index was also nearly flat, closing at 101.75. The franc's haven role was tested by a volatile week: technology shares sold off on 22 October and Brent crude closed the week at $116.93, up 6.6% (NordFX). The SNB policy rate is 0% after its assessment of 24 September.
Events this week
| When (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | UK clocks went back one hour; US clocks change on 1 November, so London and New York are four hours apart this week |
| Mon 26 Oct | German Ifo business climate (October); China's Fifth Plenum runs from 26 to 29 October |
| Tue 27 Oct | FOMC meeting begins; US durable goods orders (September) and consumer confidence (October) |
| Wed 28 Oct, 00:30 GMT | Australia CPI (September and Q3) |
| Wed 28 Oct, 01:00 GMT | RBNZ Official Cash Rate decision |
| Wed 28 Oct, about 12:30 GMT (expected) | UK Autumn Budget and OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook |
| Wed 28 Oct, 13:45 GMT | Bank of Canada decision and Monetary Policy Report |
| Wed 28 Oct, 18:00 GMT | FOMC decision; press conference 18:30 GMT |
| Thu 29 Oct, 12:30 GMT | US Q3 GDP (advance) and September PCE inflation |
| Thu 29 Oct, 13:15 GMT | ECB decision; press conference 13:45 GMT |
| Fri 30 Oct, Tokyo morning | Tokyo CPI (October) |
| Fri 30 Oct, Tokyo midday (no fixed time) | Bank of Japan decision and Outlook Report |
| Fri 30 Oct | German and euro area Q3 GDP; German flash CPI (October) |
| Tue 3 Nov and Thu 5 Nov | Next week: RBA decision and US midterm elections (3 November); Bank of England decision (5 November) |
UK time equals GMT from 25 October. Times are scheduled times from the issuing institutions and market calendars; check before trading. Highlighted rows matter most for USD/CHF. Background: economic events explained and central bank rates.
What matters this week
There is no SNB decision this week; the next quarterly assessment is in December. That leaves USD/CHF following the dollar: the FOMC on Wednesday, where a hold is expected, and US GDP and PCE inflation on Thursday. The ECB on Thursday matters through EUR/CHF, and oil and Middle East headlines can bring safe haven flows into the franc on risk-off days.
Scenarios
Upside case. A hawkish Fed message about December and firm US data could lift USD/CHF back to 0.8268, last week's high.
Downside case. Another round of risk aversion or a softer dollar after the Fed could push the pair below 0.8191, last week's low.
Either can happen, and the first reaction to a release often reverses. Read the USD/CHF guide for the longer term drivers.
Levels in focus
- Resistance: 0.8268, last week's high (Bullquill)
- Reference: 0.8241 close on 23 October (Bullquill)
- Support: 0.8191, last week's low (Bullquill)
How USD/CHF usually trades
USD/CHF pairs the dollar with the Swiss franc, one of the currencies investors traditionally buy in times of stress, together with the yen and gold. When risk appetite falls, the franc can strengthen even if Swiss data is unremarkable. Switzerland's low inflation has kept Swiss interest rates low compared with most peers, so the gap with US rates is a steady driver of the pair.
The Swiss National Bank is an unusually active player. It has intervened in currency markets for long periods and, in January 2015, it removed the minimum exchange rate it had held against the euro, causing one of the largest single day moves in a major currency in recent decades. The SNB holds its scheduled monetary policy assessments once a quarter, so each meeting carries more weight than a decision at a central bank that meets eight times a year.
Because the euro and the franc are closely linked through trade, USD/CHF often moves as a near mirror image of EUR/USD. Holding long EUR/USD and long USD/CHF together can therefore cancel out much of the exposure, while holding the opposite combination can double it. The pair is most liquid during the European session and the overlap with New York.
Managing risk this week
With several central bank decisions in a few days, spreads can widen and gaps are possible around announcements. Size trades from the stop with the position size calculator and consider smaller size or no new positions just before the main releases. Forexuro trade alerts always include a stop loss; see the forex signals page, and follow the free Telegram channel for updates during the week.
Sources
- Bullquill: Dollar Index This Week, weekly forex brief, 23 October 2026 (Yahoo Finance data) (link)
- NordFX: Forex and cryptocurrency forecast for 26 to 30 October 2026 (link)
- Newsquawk: Week in Focus, 26 to 30 October 2026, published 23 October 2026 (link)
- SNB: monetary policy decisions, checked 25 October 2026 (link)
- Federal Reserve: FOMC target range history, checked 25 October 2026 (link)
Prices are approximate reference levels at the time of writing and will have changed. This is the first weekly edition, refreshed on 25 October 2026 with the closing levels of the week to 23 October; outlooks for other markets: EUR/USD · GBP/USD · USD/JPY · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · XAU/USD.
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