Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:20:03 GMT
Banks suffer from SNB decision
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