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2021-01-08 – Swiss National Bank expects annual profit of around CHF 21 billion for 2020

2021-01-08

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2021-01-08

According to provisional calculations, the Swiss National Ban k will report a profit in the order of CHF 21 billion for the 2020 financial year. The profit on foreign currency posi ti ons amounted to CHF 13 billion. A valuation gain of CHF 7 billion was recorded on gold holdings. The net r esult on Swiss franc posit ions amounted to over CHF 1 billion.

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Swiss balance of payments and international investment position: Q3 2020

2021-01-05

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2021-01-05

Current Account Q3 2018-Q3 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, the current account surplus amounted to CHF 9 billion, CHF 3 billion less than in the same quarter of 2019. This decline was particularly due to the lower receipts surplus in trade in goods and services. In the case of the goods trade, the decline was attributable to gold trading. This decrease was curbed by the expenses surplus for primary and secondary income, which decreased compared to Q3 2019.

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Monetary policy assessment of 17 December 2020

2020-12-18

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2020-12-18

SNB Switzerland Conditional Inflation Forecast, December 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to have a strong adverse effect on the economy. Against this difficult backdrop, the SNB is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy with a view to stabilising economic activity and price developments.

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BIS, Swiss National Bank and SIX announce successful wholesale CBDC experiment

2020-12-03

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2020-12-03

Project Helvetia shows the feasibility of two proofs of concept (PoCs), using “near-live” systems to settle digital assets on a distributed ledger with central bank money.

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Issuance calendar for Confederation bonds and money market debt register claims in 2021

2020-12-02

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2020-12-02

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Federal Finance Administration (FFA) advise as follows:

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Romeo Lacher and Christoph Mäder nominated for election to the SNB Bank Council

2020-11-03

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2020-11-03

At its meeting today, the Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank decided to propose to the General Meeting of Shareholders of 30 April 2021 that Romeo Lacher and Christoph Mäder be elected to the SNB Bank Council for the remainder of the 2020–2024 term of office. Romeo Lacher is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Julius Baer Group Ltd. and Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.

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SNB Profit in Q1 to Q3 2020: CHF 15.1 billion Despite Covid19

2020-10-31

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2020-10-31

Volatility of SNB Earnings
The Swiss National Bank reports a profit of CHF 15.1 billion for the first three quarters of 2020. We explain why these profits are possible.

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2020-10-30 – Swiss Financial Accounts: quarterly data published for first time

2020-10-30

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2020-10-30

The Swiss National Bank is expanding its data offering with respect to Switzerland’s financial accounts. It will now publish quarterly as well as annual data, and the time to publication will be shortened from ten to four months.

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Central banks and BIS publish first central bank digital currency (CBDC) report laying out key requirements

2020-10-09

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2020-10-09

Seven central banks and the BIS release a report assessing the feasibility of publicly available CBDCs in helping central banks deliver their public policy objectives. Report outlines foundational principles and core features of a CBDC, but does not give an opinion on whether to issue.

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Adjustments to publication of data on money and foreign exchange market operations

2020-09-27

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2020-09-27

Additional data on money market operations and more frequent publication of volume of foreign exchange market interventions

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Monetary policy assessment of 24 September 2020

2020-09-25

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2020-09-25

SNB Switzerland Conditional Inflation Forecast, September 2020
The coronavirus pandemic continues to exert a strong influence on economic developments. The SNB is therefore maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. In so doing, it aims to cushion the negative impact of the pandemic on economic activity and inflation.

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Swiss balance of payments and international investment position: Q2 2020

2020-09-23

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2020-09-23

Current Account Switzerland Q2 2020
In the second quarter of 2020, the current account surplus amounted to CHF 10 billion; in the same quarter of 2019 it was CHF 21 billion. This decline was principally due to lower receipts from direct investment abroad. While the goods trade balance and the services trade balance changed only marginally, there was a significant decrease in receipts and expenses.

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U.S. dollar liquidity-providing operations from 1 September 2020

2020-08-21

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2020-08-21

In view of continuing improvements in U.S. dollar funding conditions and the low demand at recent 7-day maturity U.S. dollar liquidity-providing operations, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank and the Swiss National Bank, in consultation with the Federal Reserve, have jointly decided to further reduce the frequency of their 7-day operations from three times per week to once per week.

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Fed and ECB Money Printing Helps SNB Back into Positive Territory

2020-08-03

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2020-08-03

Fed and ECB money printing and massive fiscal stimulus help the SNB to come back into positive territory for the year. The renewed asset price inflation compensate for losses on the US dollar.

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Mediengespräch – Conférence de presse – News conference – Conferenza stampa, 18.06.2020

2020-07-15

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Mediengespräch - Conférence de presse - News conference - Conferenza stampa, 18.06.2020 00:00 Einleitende Bemerkungen von Thomas Jordan, Präsident des Direktoriums der Schweizerischen Nationalbank - Remarques introductives de Thomas Jordan, président de la Direction générale de la Banque nationale suisse - Introductory remarks by Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank - Osservazioni introduttive di Thomas...

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Banks in Switzerland 2019

2020-06-26

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2020-06-26

Key Figures for 2019
The Swiss National Bank has today published its report Banks in Switzerland 2019 and the corresponding data for its annual banking statistics. The most important figures are summarised below.

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SNB Monetary Policy Assessment June 2020 and Videos

2020-06-19

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2020-06-19

SNB Switzerland Conditional Inflation Forecast, June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and the measures implemented to contain it have led to a severe downturn in economic activity and a decline in inflation both in Switzerland and abroad. The SNB’s expansionary monetary policy remains necessary to ensure appropriate monetary conditions in Switzerland.

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Announcement regarding recall of banknotes from eighth series

2020-05-15

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2020-05-15

The issuance of the ninth banknote series was concluded on 12 September 2019. The Swiss National Bank intends to communicate the statutory recall of the banknotes from the eighth series two months in advance in the first half of 2021.

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SNB COVID-19 refinancing facility expanded to include cantonal loan guarantees as well as joint and several loan guarantees for startups

2020-05-12

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2020-05-12

The Swiss National Bank announced the establishment of the SNB COVID-19 refinancing facility (CRF) on 25 March 2020. This facility allows banks to obtain liquidity from the SNB by assigning credit claims from corporate loans as collateral. In so doing, the SNB enables banks to expand their lending rapidly and on a large scale.

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