Bitcoin push pits SNB’s orthodoxy against Swiss crypto crowdSwiss Bitcoin advocates aim to enshrine the cryptocurrency in the constitution, positioning it alongside traditional reserves like the doll...
18 Jan, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
Gold likely to fall further on sticky US inflation and lack of China's stimulus detailsGold rallied initially on expectations of strong Chinese stimulus and central bank buying. However, a lack of concrete details from the CEW...
16 Dec, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
Swiss National Bank cuts interest rates by 50 basis pointsThe Swiss National Bank (SNB) surprised markets with a 50 basis point interest rate cut, its largest in nearly a decade, aiming to preempt ...
12 Dec, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
Swiss National Bank continues rate cuts, says inflation eased againThe Swiss National Bank cut interest rates on Thursday, maintaining the central bank's position as a frontrunner in the global policy easin...
20 Jun, 2024, 01.20 PM IST
Dollar strengthens after big shift in global rate outlookThe dollar rose against all G-10 currencies except the yen, as the relatively strong U.S. economy and high interest rates kept the carry tr...
23 Mar, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
Dollar takes a dive after Fed signals rate cuts next yearBoth the euro and Japanese yen jumped in response, with the European Central Bank (ECB) preparing to announce its policy decision later on ...
14 Dec, 2023, 07.26 AM IST
Swiss National Bank lifts key interest rates as it follows US Federal Reserve’s method to tackle inflationThe Swiss bank announced that consumer prices rose by 3% in November, surpassing its objective but still being considerably lower than the ...
15 Dec, 2022, 08.09 PM IST
Banks oppose cut in interest on cash at bank of EnglandTwo former BOE officials in recent weeks have said the UK government should consider reducing the interest paid on some deposits held by co...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.15 AM IST
Swiss National Bank cuts overnight deposits by 30 billion francsAs the Swiss franc weakened last week, it was also possible the SNB had been selling some of its foreign currencies to maintain its value, ...
10 Oct, 2022, 04.46 PM IST
Central banks walk inflation-recession tightropeJust this past week, the US Fed announced its biggest interest rate hike in almost 30 years, followed by the fifth straight increase by the...
19 Jun, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
Sensex sinks below 51K, Nifty tests 15,200 on US recession fears, central bank tighteningAt 9.30 am, the BSE Sensex was trading 497.90 points or 0.97 per cent lower at 50,997.89. Nifty50 was trading at 15,197.50, down 163.10 poi...
17 Jun, 2022, 09.41 AM IST
Europe's central banks jack up interest rates to fight inflation surgeFuelled initially by soaring oil prices in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, inflation has broadened out to everything from food to...
16 Jun, 2022, 06.08 PM IST
View: Interest rates are losing their relevanceInflation has long been a key driver in setting the level of interest rates. Yet price increases, once considered a curse, have been contai...
25 Feb, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
Swiss National Bank keeps expansive policy in placeThe SNB kept its policy rate locked at minus 0.75%, as unanimously forecast by economists in a Reuters poll.
17 Dec, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
Other central banks set to act, but Swiss policy cupboard bareSNB still describes the currency as "significantly overvalued" and the problem may worsen if the ECB eases policy further.
25 Nov, 2015, 05.09 PM IST
- Imposing policy discipline among nations may be tough: Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Global economic analysis that focuses on trade alone to assess the impact of policies in various nations itself is flawed, said Subbarao.
11 May, 2011, 12.56 AM IST
- US policy to blame for large capital inflows: RBI
RBI Governor Subbarao said combination of large capital inflows and inflationary pressure has put some emerging market econmies in a policy...
10 May, 2011, 03.59 PM IST