The Swiss franc hasn’t lived up to its safe-haven reputation during the Credit Suisse collapse, as investors have sought shelter elsewhere, bringing more of a boost to the value of the gold in Switzerland’s bullion vaults than to its currency. Money managers ditched the Swiss franc at the fastest rate in two years last week […]

British retail sales rose 1.2% in February from the month before, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast that retail sales volumes in February would be 0.2% higher than in January.