{
  "id": 1690977,
  "title": "Swiss Franc: Growing role as funding currency – ING",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/swiss-franc-growing-role-as-funding-currency-ing",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:03:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/swiss-franc-growing-role-as-funding-currency-ing-202608181003"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chris Turner at ING highlights low volatility weighing on the Swiss Franc (CHF) and Japanese Yen (JPY), with investors increasingly favouring franc funding to avoid potential Yen intervention. Short CHF/JPY is seen as a carry-positive way to express a Yen view.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Swiss Franc edges lower as US Dollar rebounds, FOMC minutes in focus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/swiss-franc-edges-lower-as-us-dollar-rebounds-fomc-minutes-in-focus",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:54:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}