Tag Archive: GDP
History of SNB monetary policy assessments vs. economic data
History of SNB monetary policy assessments vs. the Swiss gross national product (GDP) and gross national income (GNI).
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SNB Losses in October and November: 8.4 Billion Francs, 1.5% of GDP
According to the SNB balance sheet and the SNB data delivery to the IMF, the central bank lost 8.4 billion francs of equity in the months of October and November, the equivalent of 1.5% of Swiss GDP. Details SNBCHF.COM
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IMF World Economic Outlook
Alexander Gloy is founder and president of Lighthouse Investment Management The IMF’s (International Monetary Fund) “World Economic Outlook”, a slim 250-page piece, came out. Some excerpts: Substantial reductions in estimated output (GDP) growth for 2013 for all major countries: Unemployment in the Euro-Area (“EA”) is now expected to rise above the level …
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Can The SNB Make Profit On Currency Reserves ?
Abstract We determine the main criteria with which markets evaluate currency prices. We focus on explaining the differences between the carry trade era (or like Ben Barnanke called it “The Great Moderation”) and the period after the financial crisis. Our research shows that each one of the following three main preconditions must be fulfilled, …
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Swiss Inflation, GDP, Monetary Base between 1974 and 2000
Some background statistics on the Swiss monetary policy in the 1970s from Swiss Monetary Targeting 1974-1996: The role of internal policy analysis. More details and monthly data on inflation here.
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