Fourth quarter of 2023 Report submitted to the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank for its quarterly monetary policy assessment The appraisals presented here are based on discussions between the SNB’s delegates for regional economic relations and members of management at companies throughout Switzerland. In its evaluation, the SNB aggregates and interprets the information received. A total of 239 company talks were conducted between 10 October and 28...
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Monetary policy report Report for the attention of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank for its quarterly assessment of December 2022 The report describes economic and monetary developments in Switzerland and explains the inflation forecast. It shows how the SNB views the economic situation and the implications for monetary policy it draws from this assessment. The first section (‘Monetary policy decision of 15 December 2022’) is an excerpt from the press...
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Monetary policy report Report for the attention of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank for its quarterly assessment of September 2022 The report describes economic and monetary developments in Switzerland and explains the inflation forecast. It shows how the SNB views the economic situation and the implications for monetary policy it draws from this assessment. The first section (‘Monetary policy decision of 22 September 2022’) is an excerpt from the press...
Read More »Business cycle signals: SNB regional network – Q3/2022
Third quarter of 2022 Report submitted to the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank for its quarterly monetary policy assessment. The appraisals presented here are based on discussions between the SNB’s delegates for regional economic relations and company managers throughout Switzerland. In its evaluation, the SNB aggregates and interprets the information received. A total of 209 company talks were conducted between 19 July and 6 September. Key points Turnover...
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Second quarter of 2022 Report submitted to the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank for its quarterly monetary policy assessment. The appraisals presented here are based on discussions between the SNB’s delegates for regional economic relations and company managers throughout Switzerland. In its evaluation, the SNB aggregates and interprets the information received. A total of 241 company talks were conducted between 12 April and 30 May. . Key points •...
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Report for the attention of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank for its quarterly assessment of June 2022. The report describes economic and monetary developments in Switzerland and explains the inflation forecast. It shows how the SNB views the economic situation and the implications for monetary policy it draws from this assessment. The first section (‘Monetary policy decision of 16 June 2022’) is an excerpt from the press release published following...
Read More »SNB Monetary policy assessment of June 2022
Swiss National Bank tightens monetary policy and raises SNB policy rate to −0.25% The SNB is tightening its monetary policy and is raising the SNB policy rate and the interest rate on sight deposits at the SNB by half a percentage point to −0.25% to counter increased inflationary pressure. The tighter monetary policy is aimed at preventing inflation from spreading more broadly to goods and services in Switzerland. It cannot be ruled out that further increases in the...
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Report for the attention of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank for its quarterly assessment of March 2022 The report describes economic and monetary developments in Switzerland and explains the inflation forecast. It shows how the SNB views the economic situation and the implications for monetary policy it draws from this assessment. The first section (‘Monetary policy decision of 24 March 2022’) is an excerpt from the press release published following...
Read More »2022-03-30 – 1/2022 – Business cycle signals: SNB regional network
First quarter of 2022 Report submitted to the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank for its quarterly assessment. The appraisals presented here are based on discussions between the SNB’s delegates for regional economic relations and company managers throughout Switzerland. In its evaluation, the SNB aggregates and interprets the information received. A total of 241 company talks were conducted between 18 January and 8 March. Key points • Companies saw turnover...
Read More »Q3/2021 – Business cycle signals: SNB regional network
The Swiss economy continued to recover in the third quarter. Turnover increased both in the services sector and in manufacturing and construction. • Despite the positive development, infrastructure utilisation remains low, especially in the services sector. The fact that international travel is still subject to major restrictions is having a hindering effect. Utilisation in manufacturing, on the other hand, is slightly higher than average, underpinned by robust...
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