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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.

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