Switzerland
SNB expects $21.7 billion loss for 2010
Swiss National Bank says loss relates to foreign currency positions; says loss highlights need for independent central banks to have capital cushion
SNB’s Hildebrand on Swiss exports market
Swiss National Bank governing board chairman Philipp Hildebrand says Switzerland’s export market is picking up despite stronger swiss franc
SNB records $8.7 billion loss on Swiss franc gains
Swiss National Bank reports loss of Sfr8.46 billion for first three quarters of the year after Swiss franc appreciated against major currencies
SNB: immigrants reduce seigniorage
Swiss National Bank study shows increase in immigration reduces seigniorage for banknotes
SNB: rich nation imports deskill developing economies
Swiss National Bank says trade with richer nation depresses relative wage of skilled workers in less developed countries
SNB council member to step down next April
Swiss National Bank’s Armin Jans to resign from Bank Council after 12 years in role
ECB announces baseline T2S price of €0.15
Settlement platform’s Programme Board proposes to fix fee for settlement until 2018; price not dependent on UK volumes, says ECB
Swiss to make UBS and Credit Suisse pay for systemic status
Swiss commission proposal beefs up Basel III for Credit Suisse and UBS with 19% capital requirement and other measures to tackle 'too big to fail' problem
Swiss National Bank upbeat about recovery
Swiss National Bank revises 2010 growth forecast upwards after revival in manufacturing; says recovery likely to slow in 2011
SNB appoints new media spokesman
Swiss National Bank names broadsheet economics deputy editor Walter Meier as new media spokesman; Meier to start in early 2011
Former HKMA head Yam set to join UBS board
Swiss investment bank UBS nominates HKMA former chief executive Joseph Yam as candidate to its board of directors.
SNB: Quarterly Bulletin – June 2010
Swiss National Bank estimates export driven growth of 2% in 2010, despite renewed tensions in Europe
Swiss banks return to profit: SNB
Swiss National Bank report finds banks in Switzerland recorded moderate profits last year following heavy losses in 2008
SNB records $1.3bn profit for first quarter
The Swiss National Bank’s has reported a quarterly net profit of Sfr1.5 billion for the first three months of the year
SNB’s Hildebrand: too-big-to fail could wipe out country
Swiss National Bank chairman Philipp Hildebrand calls for hasty resolution to too-big-to-fail in Switzerland
SNB tackles too-big-to-fail
Report by the Swiss National Bank suggests countries biggest banks will need to downsize
Top-level Swiss committee to fix "too big to fail"
Liquidity and "too big to fail" will dominate agenda for Steering Committee bridging central bank and regulator’s boards, says FINMA’s Zuberbühler
SNB, Finma set up stability steering group
Central bank and regulator intensify their collaboration on financial stability
Swiss govt must defend free trade – SNB’s Roth
Swiss National Bank’s Jean-Pierre Roth says weak growth, unemployment, public finance and inflation key future challenges
Roth praises SNB’s monetary policy
Swiss National Bank’s Jean-Pierre Roth says the central bank has fulfilled its mandate for the past decade
Interventions helped creditors not shareholders
Bank for International Settlements reviews market reaction to bank rescue packages during the crisis
SNB's Jordan cautions on low rates
Responsible behaviour on the part of homeowners, and bank discipline when granting loans, is needed to ensure that a low-interest environment does not lead to destabilisation of the property market, said Thomas Jordan, a member of the Swiss National Bank…
Swiss ponder new break-up measures
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is considering ways to possibly break up large banks and wind down some of their business units during difficult times.
Swiss talk tough on franc appreciation
The Swiss National Bank has warned that it will continue to intervene in currency markets to prevent the appreciation of the franc.