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by toomuchtodo 1223 days ago
Too Big To Fail. Swiss government will prop them up.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/swiss-govt-proposes...

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> Swiss government will prop them up

Unlikely. The article describes a lender-of-last-resort mechanism more than a bail-out [1]. It comports with the EU's ELA [2]. It's an exorbitant privilege, for sure, but not TBTF.

[1] https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/en/home/the-fdf/nsb-news_list.m...

[2] https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/ecb.agreementemergen...

I will bet you an adult beverage of your choice if push comes to shove, they will rescue CS.
> if push comes to shove, they will rescue CS

Depends on the circumstances. If they manage to take someone else (read: UBS) down with them, probably. If they blow up on their lonesome, probably not.