Swiss National Bank (SNB)
SNB expects $23.5 billion profit in 2020
Profits on foreign currency positions account for $14.6 billion
SNB still ready to depreciate franc despite US condemnation
Swiss central bank stands firm after US Treasury labelled Switzerland a currency manipulator
US brands Switzerland a ‘currency manipulator’
Treasury also accuses Vietnam of manipulating exchange rate to gain “unfair competitive advantage”
Carstens reveals details of ‘Rio’ high-speed data project
BIS chief unveils push for central bankers to innovate and rethink the way they collaborate
Project Helvetia proves central banks can use tokenised assets – BIS
Benoît Cœuré says project marks “the beginning of the further evolution of central banking”
SNB’s Maechler: innovation hub in race to catch up with fast-paced markets
Swiss hub is laying foundations for a fast market-monitoring platform
Swiss National Bank opposes ban on ‘war material’ assets
Central bank says referendum motion is ill-defined and would hurt reserves management
SNB head to face council over sexism allegations – media reports
Lawmakers demand answers on treatment of women after report alleges sexist culture at SNB
G-7 central banks agree CBDC principles
BIS joins with leading central banks to set out principles for deciding to issue CBDCs
Machine learning algorithms could increase ethnic bias – research
Technology makes loans more likely for US ethnic minorities but increases interest rates, paper finds
SNB’s Jordan defends currency interventions
Switzerland had “difficult starting position” from which to tackle the Covid-19 shock, chairman says; negative rates have worked, he argues
Have equities passed the Covid-19 test?
Reserve managers face a rebalancing and asset allocation challenge, with Fed interventions distorting yield curves and boosting equity valuations. What’s next for asset diversification?
Carstens, Jordan, Weber: respect the boundaries of fiscal and monetary policy
Axel Weber says huge US deficit could pose problems for global financial stability
The complex art of reserve management
The coronavirus lockdown represents another inflection point for central banks seeking to optimise the management of their $12 trillion in FX reserves
Swiss central bank reports record quarterly losses
SNB loses $39.1 billion as falls in equities wipe out gains on Swiss franc positions and gold holdings
Swiss central bank launches unlimited refinancing facility
SNB asks federal government to reduce countercyclical buffer to 0%
A vaccine for the global economy
Olivier Blanchard, Peter Praet and Daniel Alpert discuss shorter- and longer-term actions to tackle the flaws exposed by the Covid-19 crisis
Central banks and banks: a changed relationship
The development of large, complex international capital markets has reshaped the relationship between central banks and their commercial counterparts
Fed cuts rates 100bp as central banks launch joint action
US central bank unveils unprecedented coronavirus response package as global swap lines are bolstered through co-ordinated action
Riksbank seeks act amendment to host BIS innovation hub
Swedish central bank requests five-year permission for payments of up to $3.2 million a year
Central Banking Awards 2020: second group of winners unveiled
Prizes awarded for governor, reserve management, green initiative, asset manager and custody
Reserve manager of the year: Swiss National Bank
New trading capabilities have helped the pioneer of reserves diversification and risk management to better manage liquidity as its portfolio has risen to $825 billion
SNB reduces risk exposure in fixed-income investments in Q4
Foreign currency investments decline by over 10 billion francs in December
Cœuré and Cunliffe to lead research group on CBDCs
Six central banks and the BIS will explore use cases and share knowledge