Swiss National Bank (SNB)
Central bank heads agree on consensus, but reject groupthink
French, Nigerian and Swiss chiefs discuss their diverse approaches to monetary policy decision making
Switzerland, Sweden and Hungary hold rates, Norway hikes
Four European central banks announce monetary policy decisions
Swiss upper house backs tougher capital rules in blow to UBS
Vote moves proposed 90% capital backing for foreign liabilities one step closer to becoming law
US rates surge sparks new wave of FX net investment hedging
Corporates pile into currency hedges to protect value of foreign assets and capture positive carry
SNB’s hikes swing expectations, but its cuts do not – study
Swiss households respond to tightening and holding, but loosening fails to shift views
Resolution planning needs to be broader and more intense – report
Strengthening capital alone will not prevent bank failures, Bretton Woods Committee finds
Low inflation depends on sound markets – SNB’s Martin
Bank’s vice-chair argues monetary policy and financial stability ‘reinforce each other’
CPI quirk helps explain low Swiss inflation, says SNB’s Tschudin
Central bank official shares her views on monetary policy strategy
Lagarde ‘ready to serve’ as WEF head – Swiss media
ECB chief is reportedly founder’s top pick, but board divisions could put her election at risk
Warsh called for fewer FOMC meetings in July
Minutes show committee agreeing on above-target inflation but disagreeing over AI’s effect on prices
People: BoJ payments chief to join IMF
Plus: Australia appoints new monetary policy board member; Harrison to head comms at BoC
SNB welcomes ‘too big to fail’ reforms
Switzerland moves to close Credit Suisse-era gaps with new banking regulations
Europe’s central banks say ‘No!’ to priority Truth Social access
Monetary authorities do not see value in seeing US president Donald Trump’s posts immediately
One ledger or eight: the design choice that will shape cross-border money
Two rival tokenised settlement networks have both expanded – mBridge into Macau and Mongolia, Agorá to Canada. The contest between them is not primarily about technology, and not yet about currencies. It is about who keeps the ledger, argues Marcello…
Switzerland and Norway hold, Czech Republic and Moldova hike
SNB says inflation uptick is temporary, while CNB and Norges Bank highlight wage pressures
Canada joins central banks’ multi-currency blockchain project
Work advances on Project Agorá but ledger governance questions unanswered
High-value notes: default money for criminals?
Some experts say the notes are a boon for felons, and that central banks should stop issuing them
Leading central bankers defend frameworks amid ‘polyshock’
Panellists at SNB-IMF event say policy-makers should remain cautious in face of uncertainty
Dollar’s centrality in FX markets makes it more volatile – study
Greenback’s use as ‘vehicle currency’ makes it more sensitive to external shocks, economists say
Schlegel suggests SNB prefers FX interventions to negative rates
President says central bank will adjust policy ‘if necessary’
BoK, RBNZ, SNB and Spain to ‘wait and see’ on Iran war
Governors say policy should consider longer-term price effects of Middle East conflict