Banks suffer from SNB decision

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Source: Bloomberg
The Swiss National Bank's unexpected decision to abandon its minimal exchange rate for the pair CHF/EUR, due to which Franc advanced 41% against the Euro, negatively influenced the world's leading banks, as they received $400 million of cumulative losses. Citigroup, the world leading bank, faced $150 million losses, while Deutsche Bank lost around $150 million. Barclays, in turn, lost around $100 million. 
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