vs Yesterday
−0.0024
USD/CHF daily moves typically 0.2–0.5%.
Swissie · Daily
USD / CHF Exchange Rate
0.0000
-0.0024 vs. yesterday (−0.27%)
Past 12 months
0.8810 – 0.9385
vs Last Year-0.0265
5-Yr Avg0.9085
1 USD =CHF 0.8945
The dollar buys CHF 0.8945 — franc +2.9% stronger over the year as global risk sentiment wobbles. Swiss vacations have gotten that much pricier for U.S. travelers, on top of an already-premium destination.
Historical trend
Daily ECB reference rate (4:00 PM CET).
Source: Frankfurter API (ECB reference data)
The long view: 30 years of the franc
From a 1.83 dollar in 2000 to today. Safe-haven flows write this story.
Peak USD 1.8270 · Oct 2000
Peak Franc 0.7065 · Aug 2011
Today 0.8945
How today stacks up
vs Last Year
−0.0265
Franc +2.9% stronger YoY — safe-haven bid intact.
5-Year Average
0.9085
Today is 140 pips below the 5-yr mean — franc on the stronger side.
All-Time Range
0.71–1.83
Today sits in the lower-middle of the 30-year range.
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About the USD/CHF Exchange Rate
USD/CHF — affectionately called "swissie" by FX traders — quotes the number of Swiss francs one U.S. dollar buys. Today's 0.8945 means $1 USD = CHF 0.8945, or equivalently CHF 1 = $1.1180. The Swiss franc is one of the world's most-traded "safe-haven" currencies: when global stress rises, traders rotate into francs the way they rotate into gold. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) actively manages the franc to keep it from getting too strong, since an overvalued franc hurts Swiss exporters.
What moves the swissie
Three forces dominate: risk sentiment (the franc strengthens during global stress), SNB intervention (the central bank actively buys foreign currency to weaken the franc when needed), and the U.S.–Switzerland yield differential (Swiss rates have historically been near zero or negative, so the dollar typically carries a yield advantage). The most famous SNB move was January 15, 2015, when it abruptly abandoned its 1.20 EUR/CHF floor — the franc spiked 30% in minutes, bankrupting several FX brokers globally.
Reading this chart
The long view shows a textbook safe-haven currency in structural appreciation. USD/CHF was 1.83 in October 2000 and has been on a multi-decade decline since, bottoming at 0.7065 during the 2011 eurozone crisis. Today's 0.8945 sits comfortably in the middle of the post-2011 range. For Americans visiting Switzerland — already one of the most expensive countries in the world — the franc strengthening another 3% over the past year has made a typical hotel and dinner roughly 3% more costly in dollar terms.
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Frequently asked
What this number means, and what it doesn't.
Three reasons: Switzerland has been politically neutral and stable for two centuries, the Swiss National Bank has an exceptional track record managing the currency, and Swiss banking secrecy historically protected wealth from political risk elsewhere. When investors lose confidence in another country's currency, government, or financial system, the franc is one of the first beneficiaries — alongside gold, U.S. Treasuries, and (recently) the yen.
The Swiss National Bank had been buying euros for years to defend a "floor" at EUR/CHF 1.20 (preventing the franc from getting stronger). On January 15, 2015, the SNB abruptly abandoned that floor without warning. The franc spiked 30% in minutes. Several retail FX brokers (most famously FXCM) went bankrupt overnight. The episode is now a textbook example of central-bank credibility and tail risk in FX.
Yes, though less than during the EUR/CHF floor era. The SNB publishes quarterly intervention data showing it buys foreign currency (mostly EUR and USD) when the franc gets uncomfortably strong. The SNB's balance sheet exceeded 100% of Swiss GDP at its peak — the largest among major central banks relative to economy size — driven almost entirely by these interventions.
Because demand for franc-denominated safe assets keeps Swiss yields low. International investors are willing to accept lower returns to hold francs (think of it as paying a "safety premium"). This creates structural carry-trade incentives: borrow CHF cheaply, invest in higher-yielding USD assets. When risk-off hits, the trade unwinds and the franc spikes.
Yes — Switzerland routinely ranks in the top 5 most expensive travel destinations globally. A typical 3-star hotel runs $250–400/night, dinner at a casual restaurant $40–60 per person, and a Swiss rail pass for 8 days is around $500. The strong franc means American tourists effectively pay a 15–20% premium versus equivalent European countries (France, Italy, Germany), even before the underlying Swiss premium is factored in.
Methodology
Source
Pulled from Frankfurter (ECB) and cached on the EvvyTools server.
Update schedule
Refreshed automatically by our cron whenever the upstream source publishes a new value. Historical values are not revised after publication.
How we compute
Display value is the raw published number, unrounded. Comparison stats use the closest available reference date. We never edit the underlying data.