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Global FX Strategy 2026

LIVE10 January 2026USD bearish
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USD/CHF

Safe haven status persists, gradual USD/CHF decline

Moderately Bullish

GS Forecast Path

vs Prior Forecast
Current target: 0.76Prior target: 0.78Revision: -2.6%

Cross-Firm Forecast Comparison

Key Drivers

Safe haven demand
SNB policy
Reserve diversification
Geopolitical risk
EUR/CHF dynamics

All Firm Targets (Dec '26)

JPMTactically Bearish0.80
INGNeutral0.78
BARCNeutral0.78
GSModerately Bullish0.76
MUFGModerately Bearish0.76
BofAModerately Bullish0.76
MSBearish0.75
DBBullish0.75

Key Issues for 2026

1.CHF benefits from USD weakness as traditional safe haven alternative
2.SNB cautious on rate cuts, preserving some rate advantage vs EUR
3.Reserve diversification flows continue to support CHF
4.Geopolitical hedging demand elevated
5.EUR/CHF range-bound as European growth offsets CHF strength

Risk Scenarios

Very bullish0.72-0.74

Global risk-off, geopolitical escalation, USD crisis

Bullish - GS base case0.76

Gradual USD decline, SNB holds, reserve diversification continues

Neutral0.80-0.82

USD stabilizes, SNB cuts rates, EUR/CHF rises

Analysis Summary

Moderately bullish CHF as safe haven demand persists and SNB remains cautious on intervention. Swiss franc benefits from geopolitical hedging demand and reserve diversification flows. EUR/CHF downside limited by European growth improvement.