The euro area crisis is the main external factor threatening the Swiss economy. In 2010 and 2011, the Swiss franc was … rapidly appreciating against the euro, causing a drop in exports, losses for the tourism business and a rise in unemployment …. This paper gives an overview of developments in the euro area and explains the reasons for the strength of the franc, the …

-time data. We find that such economic news in the United States, Germany and the euro area have indeed been a driving force … behind daily US dollar - euro/DEM exchange rate developments in the period 1993-2003. The larger importance of US … macroeconomic news is at least partly explained by their earlier release time compared to corresponding German and euro area news …

This paper uncovers the response pattern to global shocks of euro area countries' real effective exchange rates before … and after the start of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), a largely open ended question when the euro was created. We …-EMU responses of euro area countries to global risk aversion shocks have become similar to those of Italy, Portugal or Spain before …