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Franc and prices

Euro-franc exchange, inflation and purchasing power: what a Swiss salary is really worth.

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• Varese: conference on wages and rights, October 10

  Saturday, October 10 at Varese, the conference 'Fondata sul lavoro' by Sinistra Italiana and AVS: times, speakers and topics on job insecurity and purchasing power.

• Cross-border daily brief – October 5, 2026: 1'336 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, October 5, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – October 4, 2026: 34-minute queue at Ponte Tresa

  Today's numbers, October 4, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – October 3, 2026: 41-minute queue at Ponte Tresa

  Today's numbers, October 3, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – October 2, 2026: 36-minute queue at Chiasso-Strada

  Today's numbers, October 2, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – October 1, 2026: 36-minute queue at Stühlingen – Schleitheim

  Today's numbers, October 1, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 30, 2026: 5'785 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 30, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Living in Miazzina and working in Ticino as a cross-border commuter

  New Cross-Border Commuters Agreement signed on 23 dicembre 2020 and in force from 1° gennaio 2024: rules, contributions and LAMal for those considering Miazzina.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 29, 2026: franc at €1.0582

  Today's numbers, September 29, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Ticino leads the increases in mobility and housing costs

  In August, price increases in Ticino reach 3%, while nationally housing and mobility rise by 2.4% and overall inflation is at 0.8%, corresponding to 1'066 more francs per year for a typical family.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 28, 2026: 270 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 28, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• New road to Carlazzo: 1.2 million to connect SP10 and Via San Pietro

  The Program Agreement between the Province of Como and the Municipality of Carlazzo finances a road of 1,242,383.84 euros, with 1,042,383.84 euros from the Municipality and 200,000 euros from the Province, to be built by 2026.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 27, 2026: 3'544 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 27, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 26, 2026: 769 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 26, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Swiss GDP 2026 revised upwards: +1.7% according to the KOF

  KOF estimates GDP growth of 1.7% for 2026 (versus 0.9% in June) and inflation at 0.6%; euro at 0.93 francs in three months and 0.92 in one year.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 25, 2026: 1'716 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 25, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• SNB leaves rate at 0% and raises GDP 2026

  The SNB maintains the benchmark rate at 0% (unchanged from June 2025), forecasts inflation 0.7% in 2026 and 0.8% in 2027, and GDP 2026 between 1.5% and 2.0%.

• SNB: weak franc, Euro at 0.9423 CHF

  The SNB confirms the rate at zero. The euro rises to 0.9423 francs, the dollar to 0.8268: impact on the value for frontier workers.

• SNB decision: franc down, euro up

  The SNB keeps the reference rate at 0%, bringing the euro above 0.94 francs and the dollar to annual highs.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 24, 2026: 387 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 24, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 23, 2026: 153 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 23, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 22, 2026: 639 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 22, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Cross-border daily brief – September 21, 2026: 2'463 new job listings yesterday

  Today's numbers, September 21, 2026, for cross-border commuters: the waits measured at every crossing this morning, the municipalities where fuel is cheapest, the franc-euro rate at yesterday's close and the jobs newly posted in Switzerland. Measured daily by our own monitoring.

• Inflation in Switzerland: how much does it weigh on budgets?

  Analysis of inflation and purchasing power in Switzerland: find out the distance between the official index and the cost of living lived every day.