SNB will need to act against the franc very soon

While the Swiss National Bank (SNB) left policy on hold today, it reaffirmed its “utmost determination” to defend its ceiling for the franc exchange rate. It may introduce a negative interest rate to help with this, but the key policy tool will continue to be direct foreign exchange intervention.


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