Swiss economy shows mixed signals with growth, job cuts, and corporate investigations

The Swiss economy grew slightly at the end of 2025, supported by a strong service sector that added jobs. The Swiss Market Index also broke through 14,000 points for the first time, and the federal government closed its accounts with a better-than-budgeted surplus.

At the same time, some Swiss companies announced job cuts, and an investigation into price fixing expanded to include 20 construction firms. The supermarket chain Coop also issued a recall for some of its chocolate products.