Swiss Central Bank recorded a profit of 44.2 billions Swiss francs in the first nine months, with significant contributions from foreign currency and gold holdings

(1) The Swiss National Bank announced its performance for the first nine months, showing overall stability; according to a statement released on Friday, the bank achieved a profit of 44.2 billion Swiss francs (approximately 54 billion USD) from January to September this year. (2) The Swiss National Bank's portfolio of foreign currency assets (including a large stock investment portfolio) contributed a profit of 43.3 billion Swiss francs; its holdings of gold increased in value by 1.2 billion Swiss francs. (3) Swiss franc-denominated positions brought a profit of 100 million Swiss francs, which includes the negative interest charged by the Swiss National Bank on excess reserves deposited by commercial banks.