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The Swiss National Bank conducts the country’s monetary policy as an independent central bank. It is obliged by the Constitution and by statute to act in accordance with the interests of the country as a whole. Its primary goal is to ensure price stability, while taking due account of economic developments. In so doing, it creates an appropriate environment for economic growth.
2024-10-21 – Data portal – Monthly banking statistics, October 2024
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Read More »ES – 2024-10-21 – Florian Böser, Simon Hänni and Kerstin Kehrle: How does SARON react to the provision of reserves by the SNB?
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Read More »WP – 2024-10-16 – Francesco Audrino, Jessica Gentner and Simon Stalder: Quantifying uncertainty: a new era of measurement through large language models
This paper presents an innovative method for measuring uncertainty via large language models (LLMs), which offer greater precision and contextual sensitivity than the conventional methods used to construct prominent uncertainty indices. By analysing newspaper texts with state-of-the-art LLMs, our approach captures nuances often missed by conventional methods. We develop indices for various types of uncertainty, including geopolitical risk, economic policy, monetary policy, and...
Read More »2024-10-14 – Financial markets – Important monetary policy data, 14 October 2024
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Read More »2024-10-14 – Financial markets – IMF SDDS Plus, 14 October 2024
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Read More »2024-10-09 – Press release – Results of the 2024 Survey on Cash Acceptance at Selected Companies
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Read More »Eighth Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture by Kristin J. Forbes, 03.10.2024
01:00 Welcome by Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich 06:55 Introductory remarks by Martin Schlegel, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank 14:40 Lecture by Kristin J. Forbes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 1:12:25 Q&A
Read More »2024-10-07 – Financial markets – Important monetary policy data, 7 October 2024
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Read More »2024-10-07 – Financial markets – IMF SDDS Plus, 7 October 2024
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