Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Thomas Jordan reiterated on Friday that negative interest rates in the current situation, as well as readiness to intervene in forex markets, remain essential, as reported by Reuters. "Monetary policy is in the interest of all the country not for particular sections, current policy necessary."
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) said on Friday that it acknowledges the US Treasury report and noted that it is no longer described as a currency manipulator, per Reuters.
The massive increase in the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) foreign currency interventions has nothing to do with currency manipulation, the central bank said in its annual report on Monday.
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) board members announced a no change to their monetary policy settings after it concluded the December quarter monetary policy assessment on Thursday. The SNB kept the key sight deposit rate steady at -0.75% while maintaining the 3-Month Libor Target Range steady between -1.25% to -0.25%, as widely expected.
At its September quarter monetary policy assessment this Thursday, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) board members left the monetary policy settings unchanged. The SNB left the benchmark sight deposit rate unchanged at -0.75%.
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) board members decided to leave the monetary policy settings unchanged at the end of its June quarter monetary policy assessment held this Thursday.
The Swiss National Bank conducts the country’s monetary policy as an independent central bank. It is obliged by the Constitution and by statute to act in accordance with the interests of the country as a whole. Its primary goal is to ensure price stability, while taking due account of economic developments. In so doing, it creates an appropriate environment for economic growth.
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Thomas J. Jordan was born in Bienne, Switzerland in 1963. Thomas J. Jordan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basle and the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB). He is the Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Switzerland, and also Chairman of the G10 Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group (CBCDG).
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