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Swiss Bank Posts Record Profit

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) reported a 19.1 billion Swiss franc profit for the third quarter, Bloomberg reports.

This gain follows a bumper $23 billion profit reported earlier, driven by gold and foreign asset gains per CNBC.

Meanwhile, Bern's Old City is preparing to host the Zibelemärit festival on 23 November, as noted by ad-hoc-news.de.

In unrelated news, a weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck near Sitten in the Canton de Vaud on Friday, according to VolcanoDiscovery.

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01ad-hoc-newsad-hoc-news.de · 31 OctBern’s Old City hosts Zibelemärit on 23 November 02encaenca.com · 30 OctComplaints upheld against Swiss TV commentary on Israeli bobsleigher 03cineuropacineuropa.org · 30 OctPeter Luisi begins shooting The Glass House 04cnbccnbc.com · 30 OctSwiss central bank posts bumper $23 billion profit thanks to gold, foreign assets 05volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 30 OctWeak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Canton de Vaud, 16 km northwest of Sitten, Switzerland, on Friday, Oct 30, 2026, at 10:36 am (GMT +1) 06reutersreuters.com · 30 OctSNB posts 19.1 billion Swiss franc profit in third quarter 07koreaheraldkoreaherald.com · 30 OctSwiss foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang as Bern reopens diplomatic office 08volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 30 OctWeak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Canton de Vaud, 16 km northwest of Sitten, Switzerland, on Friday, Oct 30, 2026, at 02:28 am (GMT +1)

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