ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank sees a high bar before reintroducing negative interest rates, chairman Martin Schlegel said in his last interview before the central bank's monetary policy ...

Discover what a low interest rate environment means, how it affects borrowers and savers, and see real-world examples of its ...

Today we’re looking at Switzerland’s policy dilemmas. Send us feedback and tips to [email protected]. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Three years ...

BENGALURU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank will keep its policy rate unchanged at zero for a second consecutive meeting on Thursday and through 2026 as inflation hovers near the bottom of ...

Economists have largely abandoned forecasts that the Swiss National Bank will cut interest rates into negative territory, according to a Bloomberg survey. Just two forecasters — Barclays and Bloomberg ...

Both the magnitude and the pace of monetary policy tightening in the euro area during 2022-23 were historically large and fast. Yet, the real economy proved to be resilient. In this paper, we analyze ...

The Federal Reserve’s most important monetary policy tool is the Fed Funds Interest Rate target. By raising or lowering this benchmark, the Fed hopes to influence the cost of credit throughout the ...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, its highest level in three decades, and left the door open for more hikes. At the end of its ...