For reserves excluding gold, see List of countries by foreign-exchange reserves (excluding gold).
Foreign exchange reserves, also called Forex reserves, are, in a strict sense, only foreign-currency deposits held by nationals and monetary authorities. However, in popular usage and in the list below, it also includes gold reserves, special drawing rights (SDRs) and IMF reserve position because this total figure, which is usually more accurately termed as official reserves or international reserves or official international reserves, is more readily available and also arguably more meaningful.[citation needed]
These foreign-currency deposits are the financial assets of the central banks and monetary authorities that are held in different reserve currencies (e.g. the U.S. Dollar, the Euro, the Japanese Yen, the Pound Sterling, and the Chinese Yuan) and which are used to back its liabilities (e.g. the local currency issued and the various bank reservesdeposited with the Central bank by the government or financial institutions). Before the end of the gold standard, gold was the preferred reserve currency. Some nations are converting foreign-exchange reserves into sovereign wealth funds, which can rival foreign-exchange reserves in size.[citation needed]
The list below is mostly based on the latest available IMF data, and while most nations report in U.S. dollars, a few nations in Eastern Europe report solely in Euros and some others report in their respective currencies. And since all the figures below are in U.S dollar equivalents, exchange rate fluctuations can have a significant impact on these figures.
ZURICH, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank's foreign currency reserves shrank during the third quarter, data showed on Thursday, as weakening global stock and bond markets hit the central bank's forex investments.
Total reserve assets held by the central bank declined to billion Swiss francs ($ billion) at the end of September from billion francs at the end of June.
Most of the downturn was mainly due to the reduced value of stocks and bonds the SNB holds, although the Swiss franc's appreciation also lowered its value when converted into francs.
The data also showed that the SNB acquired a net billion francs of forex between July and the end of September.
The figure was a surprise as the central bank has been selling foreign currencies in recent months to maintain the high nominal value of the franc - an aid in its battle against resurgent inflation.
Still, economists said the data should not be seen as a direct indication of the SNB's interventions because the figures included interest and foreign exchange income from the bank's forex reserves.
"You can't infer the FX interventions based on this data because they are partial," said Credit Suisse economist Maxime Botteron, who estimates the SNB actually sold around billion francs from its forex reserves in the third quarter.
He said the foreign exchange transaction data, which the SNB is due to publish on Dec. 30, would give a better indication of its buying and selling of foreign currencies.
The SNB declined to comment.
The central bank also published data showing the Swiss current account surplus widening to billion Swiss francs ($ billion) from billion francs a year earlier.
The increase, based on a high surplus in the goods trade and a relative low deficit in services trade and primary income, was moderate because it lapped high comparisons with a year earlier, the SNB said.
($1 = Swiss franc)
Reporting by John Revill; Editing by Michael Shields and Jonathan Oatis
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ZURICH, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank increased its forex sales to million Swiss francs ($ million) during the third quarter of , the central bank said on Friday, showing how its focus has switched from stemming the safe-haven currency's strength to fighting inflation.
The figure was an acceleration from the 5 million francs in foreign currencies the SNB sold during the second quarter of , and continues its changed approach after buying billion francs of forex since
The SNB has instead recently been selling foreign currencies to strengthen the Swiss franc, whose high value has helped dampen inflation caused by more expensive imports.
Swiss inflation stood at 3% in November, low in comparison to other countries, but high in Swiss terms and outside the SNB's goal for inflation of %.
SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan said earlier this month the central bank had sold foreign currencies in recent months to ensure "appropriate monetary conditions."
He said the bank would also sell foreign currencies in future, while the SNB also remained willing to buy foreign currencies again if necessary to check excessive appreciation of the franc.
Credit Suisse economist Maxime Botteron said he expected the SNB to have continued selling foreign currencies in the fourth quarter, estimating the central bank sold billion francs of currencies in October alone.
"I expect forex sales to continue if Swiss inflation is above target. Mr. Jordan has said there is no target for them to raise the franc to, but the interventions are intended to prevent the franc weakening too much as this helps against imported inflation," Botteron said.
"Foreign currency sales probably increased during the fourth quarter too, after the SNB raised its interest rates in September. Before then FX sales were not necessary as the CHF appreciated sharply over the summer," he said.
($1 = Swiss francs)
Reporting by John Revill; Editing by Noele Illien
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