Schlegel bekräftigte auch, dass die Notenbank bei Bedarf den gegenwärtig bei 0,5 Prozent liegenden Leitzins wieder in den negativen Bereich drücken würde. «Mit Blick auf zukünftige Entscheide schliessen wir nichts aus.» Der Negativzins habe in der Schweiz in der Vergangenheit funktioniert, indem er die Attraktivität des Frankens verringerte. Auf der anderen Seite seien Negativzinsen für Sparer nicht attraktiv. Zudem habe der Negativzins das Zinsgefüge durcheinandergebracht, weil als Reaktion darauf einige Banken die Kreditzinsen erhöhten, um verlorene Marge wettzumachen. «Wenn es nicht sein muss, werden wir den Negativzins nicht erneut einführen», erklärte Schlegel.
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