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Federal Department of Finance and SNB enter new distribution agreement

2016-11-10

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2016-11-10

Swiss National Bank
The Federal Department of Finance (FDF) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) have signed a new agreement regarding the SNB’s profit distribution for 2016 to 2020. Subject to a positive distribution reserve, the SNB will in future pay CHF 1 billion p.a. to the Confederation and cantons, as was previously the case. In future, however, omitted distributions will be compensated for in subsequent years if the distribution reserve allows this.

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Investing in an era where ‘everything is a bubble’ – George Dorgan

2016-10-19

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Financial Blogger, Banker – George Dorgan, speaks to Tip TV’s Zak Mir, and states the case for investing in this era where everything is noted as a bubble. Dorgan also shares comments on fintech, blockchain and bitcoin. Tip TV Finance is a daily finance show based in Belgravia, London. Tip TV Finance prides itself on …

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Reaffirmation of minimum exchange rate (SNB news conference of June 2013)

2016-10-17

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This short film, which is included in the focus topic ‘The history of the minimum exchange rate’ on the SNB’s dedicated ‘Our National Bank’ website, shows the announcement of the monetary policy decision by Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board, on 20 June 2013, while the minimum exchange rate was still in place.

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Gros plan sur les pensions de titres

2016-10-17

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Ce film illustre le thème “La mise en oeuvre de la politique monétaire” traité dans le cadre de “Notre Banque nationale”. Il explique le fonctionnement des pensions de titres utilisées par la Banque nationale.

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La fin du cours plancher (conférence de presse du 15 janvier 2015)

2016-10-17

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Ce film illustre le thème “Zoom sur l’histoire du cours plancher” traité dans le cadre de “Notre Banque nationale”. Thomas Jordan, président de la Direction générale de la Banque nationale, y annonce la décision de politique monétaire du 15 janvier 2015, soit la suppression du cours plancher.

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La BNS valuta la situazione di politica monetaria (conferenza stampa di dicembre 2015)

2016-10-17

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Questo filmato è inserito in “L’importanza della stabilità dei prezzi”, una delle tematiche dell’offerta informativa “La nostra Banca nazionale” e mostra l’annuncio della decisione di politica monetaria da parte di Thomas Jordan, presidente della Direzione generale, del 10 dicembre 2015.

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Mantenimento del cambio minimo (conferenza stampa di giugno 2013)

2016-10-17

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Questo filmato è inserito in “La storia del cambio minimo”, una delle tematiche specifiche dell’offerta informativa “La nostra Banca nazionale”. Mostra l’annuncio, del 20 giugno 2013, della decisione di politica monetaria da parte di Thomas Jordan, presidente della Direzione generale, durante il periodo in cui era attuata la difesa del cambio minimo.

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Das Ende des Mindestkurses (Medienkonferenz vom 15. Januar 2015)

2016-10-17

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Dieser Kurzfilm gehört zum Fokusthema “Die Geschichte des Mindestkurses” des Informationsangebots “Unsere Nationalbank”. Er zeigt die Verkündigung des geldpolitischen Entscheids bei der Aufhebung des Mindestkurses durch Thomas Jordan, Präsident des Direktoriums der Nationalbank, am 15. Januar 2015.

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The Swiss National Bank – what it does and how it works

2016-09-30

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The SNB film takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and its monetary policy. It explains why the SNB has a mandate to ensure price stability, describes how it implements this mandate, and demonstrates what impact this has on our everyday lives.

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La Banque Nationale Suisse – son action et son fonctionnement

2016-09-30

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Le film sur la Banque nationale suisse (BNS) donne un aperçu de l’institution et de la conduite de la politique monétaire. Il explique pourquoi la BNS a reçu le mandat d’assurer la stabilité des prix, comment elle remplit cette mission et quelles répercussions a son action sur notre quotidien.

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La Banca Nazionale Svizzera – cosa fa e come opera

2016-09-30

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Il filmato sulla Banca nazionale svizzera si propone di presentare nelle linee essenziali la Banca nazionale e la sua politica monetaria. Vi si spiega perché essa ha il mandato di assicurare la stabilità dei prezzi, di quali strumenti dispone a tal fine e quali sono le conseguenze del suo operato sulla nostra vita quotidiana.

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Die Schweizerische Nationalbank – was sie tut und wie sie handelt

2016-09-30

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Der SNB-Film gibt einen Einblick in die Nationalbank und ihre Geldpolitik. Er zeigt, weshalb die Nationalbank den Auftrag hat, die Preisstabilität zu gewährleisten, wie sie diesen Auftrag umsetzt und welche Auswirkungen dies auf unseren Alltag hat.

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SNB Monetary policy assessment September 2016 and Comments

2016-09-15

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2016-09-15

The SNB inflation forecast showed a strange diversion of conditional inflation forecasts: Draghi expected inflation to rebound to 1.2% next year and 1.6% in 2018. The SNB, however, predicts 2017 inflation at 0.2% and 2018 at 0.6%. For us, one of the two is wrong.

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Swiss National Bank: Carl Menger Prize

2016-09-07

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2016-09-07

Despite her incredible money printing and FX purchases, the SNB has many roots in the Austrian School of Economics, a school that maintains that money printing leads to price inflation. One of the major Austrian economists was Carl Menger.

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SNB Survey: 2016 Foreign Exchange Turnover

2016-09-01

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2016-09-01

This press release presents the results for a Swiss National Bank (SNB) survey on turnover in foreign exchange and derivatives markets. The request for data was sent to 30 banks that operate in Switzerland and have a sizeable share in the foreign exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. These banks reported the turnover of their domestic offices.

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Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 June 2016

2016-08-25

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2016-08-25

Income statement, 1 January–30 June 2016
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) reports a profit of CHF 21.3 billion for the first half of 2016. A valuation gain of CHF 7.6 billion was recorded on gold holdings. The profit on foreign currency positions amounted to CHF 13.0 billion.

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Im Goldlager – Dans les entrepôts – Inside the gold vault – Nel deposito aureo

2016-07-08

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Diese Filmsequenz gehört zum Thema “Alles über unser Geld” des Informationsangebots “Unsere Nationalbank”. Sie erlaubt einen Einblick ins Goldlager der Nationalbank. Ce film illustre le thème “Tout savoir sur l’argent” traité dans le cadre de “Notre Banque nationale”. Il permet de découvrir les locaux de stockage de l’or de la Banque nationale. This short film, …

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Einblick in die GV 2016 – AG 2016 – Behind-the-scenes look at the 2016 GM – Uno sguardo all’AG 2016

2016-07-08

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Diese Filmsequenz gehört zum Thema “Das ist die Nationalbank” des Informationsangebots “Unsere Nationalbank”. Sie gibt einen Einblick in die Generalversammlung der Nationalbank. Ce film illustre le thème “A la découverte de la Banque nationale” traité dans le cadre de “Notre Banque nationale”. Il donne un bref aperçu de l’assemblée générale de la Banque nationale. This …

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Die Nationalbank bei der geldpolitischen Lagebeurteilung (Mediengespräch vom Dezember 2015)

2016-07-08

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Diese Filmsequenz gehört zum Thema “Die Bedeutung der Preisstabilität” des Informationsangebots “Unsere Nationalbank” und zeigt die Verkündigung des geldpolitischen Entscheids durch Thomas Jordan, Präsident des Direktoriums, am 10. Dezember 2015.

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Einblick ins Repogeschäft

2016-07-08

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Diese Filmsequenz gehört zum Thema “So wird die Geldpolitik umgesetzt” des Informationsangebots “Unsere Nationalbank”. Er zeigt, wie das Repogeschäft der Nationalbank funktioniert.

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