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Switzerland Gold Reserves
Switzerland's gold reserves are the quantity of gold held by the Swiss National Bank as part of its total foreign reserves. Gold is the traditional 'reserve of last resort' and its level signals the Swiss National Bank's diversification strategy.
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Why Gold Reserves matters for CHF
Central bank gold purchases have become a significant market driver for gold prices. Rising gold reserves indicate the Swiss National Bank is diversifying away from traditional reserve currencies—a trend that can provide support during dollar weakness.
How to interpret this series
Rising gold reserves may reflect a sovereign diversification strategy or hedging against reserve currency risk. For gold markets, large central bank purchases are a demand signal that supports gold prices.
Historical Gold Reserves
Source: SNB. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: CHF mn. History from 2000-01-31 (26.4 years).
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Common questions
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How often is Switzerland Gold Reserves updated?
Gold Reserves for Switzerland is released on a monthly schedule by Swiss National Bank (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Gold Reserves reported in?
The series is published in CHF mn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Switzerland Gold Reserves data?
Data is fetched directly from Swiss National Bank or the official national statistics publication for Switzerland. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Gold Reserves for Switzerland via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/chf/gold_reserves?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.