Swiss National Bank (SNB)
Swiss regulator heeds calls for tougher rules
The Swiss Federal Banking Commission, the industry regulatory, has written to the country's two biggest banks to outline plans to enforce more stringent capital requirements.
Interbank tensions remain: SNB's Jordan
Money markets are still exhibiting signs of stress despite clear signs of a return to calm, Thomas Jordan, a member of the Swiss National Bank's governing board, noted.
SNB wants big banks to hold more capital
The Swiss National Bank has urged the country's regulator to impose more stringent capital requirements on UBS and Credit Suisse, the two biggest banks in Switzerland.
SNB opts to hold rates
The Swiss National Bank left its target range unchanged on Thursday, arguing that the global economic slowdown would dampen inflationary pressures in the medium term.
Swiss housing market stable, says SNB's Roth
The Swiss housing market is unlikely to perform as badly as its US counterpart in the coming months, Jean-Pierre Roth, the chairman of the Swiss National Bank's governing board, believes.
Swiss inflation soars to 15-year high
Inflation in Switzerland shot up to 2.9% in the year to May, its highest level since 1993, data published on Tuesday revealed.
Reserve management and the credit crisis
Thomas J. Jordan identifies challenges and lessons from the current market turmoil to reserve managers.
Central banks announce third wave of joint action
In a clear message that the credit crisis is far from over, three leading central banks announced a further series of liquidity injections in a bid to restore money market spreads to normal levels.
SNB blames Q1 loss on FX markets
The appreciation of the Swiss franc has led the country's central bank to incur a Sfr3.97 billion ($3.76 billion) loss in the first quarter of 2008.
Jordan on the Swiss outlook
The outlook for Switzerland's economy remains good, stated Thomas Jordan, a member of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank.
Monetary tools limited - SNB's Jordan
There is no magic bullet with which central banks can restore lost confidence among market participants, said Thomas Jordan, a member of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank.
Credit crunch – phase two
The credit crisis that started in August last year has moved into a destabilising second phase, with equity markets and the real economy looking increasingly shaky. This section analyses central banks’ response to the long-running crisis
News analysis: Forced into action
Claire Jones, the editor of Central Bank News, analyses how uncertainty threatened to cripple the interbank market and called for a unique response from the central banks
SWF stakes should be limited: SNB's Hildebrand
Sovereign wealth funds' stakes in foreign companies must be significantly below the threshold of a controlling minority to avoid a resurgence of state ownership, said Philipp Hildebrand, the vice chairman of the Swiss National Bank.
Officials praise central bankers' collaboration
Central bankers and politicians across the globe offered swift and unanimous approval for Wednesday's concerted effort to inject liquidity in a bid to counter dogged interbank tensions.
Swiss bulletin predicts US slowdown
The Swiss National Bank's latest monetary policy report presented a pessimistic outlook for the US economy.
Government bond liquidity key - Swiss banker
"A liquid market for government bonds is a great advantage for the functioning of financial markets and for an efficient monetary policy," Swiss National Bank board member Thomas Jordan argued on Tuesday.
SNB raises rates, sells gold
The Swiss National Bank has raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.5% on 14 July. The central also announced that it will sell 250 tonnes of gold and increase its foreign exchange reserves by a corresponding amount.
Swiss National Bank - Annual Report 2003
The Swiss National Bank has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2003. After two years characterised by economic problems and geopolitical tension, the situation for the world economy improved in 2003. The US economy, which was steadily…
Swiss-'Give central bank gold reserves to schools'
SWITZERLAND - Non-governmental groups in Switzerland have called for more funds to boost schools and research. They even make the audacious suggestion that Swiss National Bank reserves could be used as part of these funds.
Blattner on the euro and what it means for the SNB
SPEECH - In the speech 'The Euro: Implications for Switzerland and for the Monetary Policy of the Swiss National Bank' made on 22 October, Niklaus Blattner of the Swiss National Bank said Switzerland's experience of the euro has, so far, been mainly…
Swiss central bank to sell 283T of gold
SWITZERLAND - The Swiss National Bank (SNB) plans to sell a further 283 tons of gold by the end of September 2003 under its plan to dispose of 1 300 tons of unneeded reserves, the central bank said on Thursday.
Swiss National Bank - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Swiss National Bank has issued its annual report for 2001.