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Switzerland’s central bank chief was breaking his silence Thursday over a private currency deal that appeared to net his family big profits at a time when he was spearheading efforts to lower the value of the Swiss franc.

In a bid to counter a national uproar, the Swiss National Bank said its President Philipp Hildebrand would hold a news conference in Zurich to discuss “financial transactions and events of recent days.”

Swiss media say Hildebrand’s appearance could make or break the 48-year-old financial prodigy who is considered key to Switzerland’s success in riding out the worst of the European financial crisis largely unscathed.

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A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:

PARIS — The specter of Europe’s debt crisis returned after a brief remission, as bank stocks fell sharply on worries about losses on government debt and a French bond auction drew lackluster demand from investors.

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LONDON — Renewed fears over Europe’s shaky banking sector sent the euro skidding to a near 16-month low against the dollar, while stock markets failed to get much of a boost from another round of upbeat U.S. economic data.

Germany’s DAX closed down 0.3 percent while the CAC-40 fell 1.5 percent. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 0.8 percent lower.

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This has led to increased speculation in financial markets that the central bank may indeed soon raise the floor, though such speculation has eased in recent days when political turmoil in the euro zone increased, the euro weakened against most leading currencies, and more economists said a higher floor would be difficult to defend.

All three central bank directorate members said over the past week that the franc was highly valued and that the SNB would take measures, should the economy risk falling into recession and the risk of deflation, or a sustained period of falling prices, increases. Schneider-Ammann said that it will largely depend on developments in the euro zone as to whether Switzerland manages to keep growing or risks falling into recession.

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A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:

PARIS — The specter of Europe’s debt crisis returned after a brief remission, as bank stocks fell sharply on worries about losses on government debt and a French bond auction drew lackluster demand from investors.

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LONDON — Renewed fears over Europe’s shaky banking sector sent the euro skidding to a near 16-month low against the dollar, while stock markets failed to get much of a boost from another round of upbeat U.S. economic data.

Germany’s DAX closed down 0.3 percent while the CAC-40 fell 1.5 percent. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 0.8 percent lower.