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    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      Markets InsightMohamed El-Erian
      Central banks and markets share a secular awakening

      There is no hiding from the long-term transition to more challenging financial conditions

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The global economy is not going to be calmer any time soon

      Central banks are racing to adapt to a world of high inflation and weak growth

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Swiss central bank surprises with first interest rate rise since 2007

      Franc surges on SNB announcement that benchmark rate would rise to minus 0.25%

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      Currencies
      Ignore the SNB’s huge stonking losses

      The Swiss central bank still sits on a fat financial cushion from its equity investments

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      The SNB is trying to halt the franc’s rise again

      But we’re not quite sure why.

    • Friday, 11 March, 2022
      Asset allocation
      Big investors to shift billions from bonds into stock markets

      Equity inflows could reach $230bn in the coming weeks as funds rebalance their portfolios, says JPMorgan

    • Monday, 1 November, 2021
      News in-depthCentral banks
      Federal Reserve clampdown on staff trading turns spotlight on other central banks

      Rules on personal investments vary — some, such as the BoJ, are strict while others grant bankers more freedom

    • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
      Markets InsightEva Szalay
      Swiss franc shrugs off being put on the naughty step by US

      Flood of money unleashed by the Fed has put dollar under pressure against other currencies

    • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
      SNB figures show burst of franc-dousing interventions

      Central bank’s balance sheet is now closing in on $1tn in size

    • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
      Switzerland ready to hold down franc with sharper interventions

      Country’s haven currency under intense upward pressure due to Covid-19 crisis

    • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
      Central bank intervention
      Central banks scale back dollar lending operation as demand drops

      Use of swap lines declines as financial system recovers from coronavirus panic

    • Wednesday, 6 May, 2020
      Currencies
      Swiss National Bank’s swollen balance-sheet poses risk to ‘credibility’

      Analysts fear unintended consequences of central bank’s vast foreign-currency holdings

    • Thursday, 23 April, 2020
      Swiss central bank suffers record loss in market rout

      First-quarter volatility deals $39bn blow to SNB as it steps up fight for Swiss franc

    • Monday, 2 March, 2020
      SNB posts $50bn profit on boost from Apple and Amazon and co

      Windfall makes Swiss central bank one of the world’s most successful investors in 2019

    • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
      Foreign exchange
      Swiss franc hits highest level since 2017 after US pressure

      Haven currency moves higher after Treasury adds it to manipulation watchlist

    • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
      Foreign exchange
      Swiss franc climbs after US adds it to ‘manipulation’ watchlist

      Washington calls for Bern to relax some fiscal restraints to boost its economy

    • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
      Swiss central bank warns on climate change activism

      SNB defends negative interest rate as ‘necessary given the inflation outlook’ 

    • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
      Negative interest rates
      Negative interest rates ‘essential’ for Swiss economy, says central banker

      Thomas Jordan defends controversial five-year-long rate-setting experiment

    • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
      Swiss National Bank lowers growth and inflation forecasts

      Central bank leaves key interest rate at minus 0.75 per cent

    • Tuesday, 6 August, 2019
      News in-depthNegative interest rates
      UBS spurs rivals to charge wealthy clients negative rates

      Swiss banks seek to mitigate pressure on profits from shift in monetary policy

    • Monday, 5 August, 2019
      Tail RiskEva Szalay
      Swiss franc hits highest level against euro in more than 2 years

      Speculation grows that central bank will intervene to cap currency’s appreciation

    • Monday, 22 July, 2019
      ExplainerCharts that Matter
      Swiss policymakers caught in crossfire over franc

      Alpine nation faces a difficult choice — allow currency to strengthen or intervene

    • Thursday, 13 June, 2019
      Swiss National Bank announces policy rate to replace Libor

      Central bank will now seek to influence rates in secured overnight money market

    • Thursday, 21 March, 2019
      Swiss central bank trims inflation forecast

      Policymakers warn of rising political and economic ‘uncertainty’

    • Wednesday, 16 January, 2019
      Currencies
      A Swissie review
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