Tag Archives: 1) SNB and CHF

Financial and real estate wealth of households increases The Swiss National Bank is today publishing data on Q4 2020 as part of the financial accounts. Thus, household wealth data are now also available for the full year. Overall, financial assets held by households increased by CHF 108 billion to CHF 2,851 billion (up 3.9%) in 2020. High capital losses in Q1 2020 due to falling stock market prices were followed by a recovery during the remainder of the year. Both...

With effect from 1 May 2021, Astrid Frey will take on the function of Swiss National Bank delegate for regional economic relations for the Central Switzerland region. She succeedsGregor Bäurle, who assumed the posit ion of Head of the SNB’s Regional Economic Relations unit on 1 January 2021. After concluding her studies at the University of St. Gallen, Astrid Frei worked as an economist at Bank Sarasin & Cie, after which she joined the KOF Swiss Economic...

The Swiss National Bank is recalling its eighth-series banknotes as of 30 April 2021. From this date on, the banknotes from the eighth series lose their status as legal tender and can no longer be used for payment purposes. This does not apply to the public cash offices of the Confederation (SBB/CFF, Swiss Post), which will continue to accept eighth-series banknotes until 30 October 2021. Due to the revocation of the statutory exchange period on 1 January 2020, the...

Die Frankenschwäche sowie der anhaltende Aufwärtstrend an den Aktienmärkten haben zum voraussichtlichen Gewinn der SNB beigetragen. (Bild: Shutterstock.com/MDart10) Am kommenden Donnerstag wird die Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB) ihr Finanzergebnis für das erste Quartal 2021 präsentieren. Die UBS erwartet für diesen Zeitraum einen SNB-Gewinn von rund 40 Mrd. CHF, wie einer Mitteilung vom Montag zu entnehmen ist. Wie die UBS-Ökonomen ausführen, haben die...

In view of the sustained improvements in U.S. dollar funding conditions and low demand at recent 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 discontinue offering dollar liquidity at the 84-day maturity. This operational change will be effective as of 1 July 2021. The auction schedule until 30 June 2021, as...

ifo Schnelldienst 4/2021, April 14, 2021. PDF. Was Schuldengrenzen aus politökonomischer Sicht besonders attraktiv erscheinen lässt – ihre vermeintliche Einfachheit und Klarheit – birgt also auch Risiken. Es führt dazu, dass Politiker und ihre Wähler die Solidität der Staatsfinanzen über Gebühr an expliziten Bruttoschulden messen. Was aber zählt, wenn es um unerwünschte Umverteilung zulasten künftiger Generationen geht, ist staatliches Nettovermögen in einer...

Andréa M. Maechler / Thomas Moser, Member of the Governing Board / Alternate Member of the Governing Board In many ways, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented. The economic shock has been global and massive, affecting both economic supply and demand simultaneously. To mitigate the economic impact, the crisis response has had to be swift and innovative – including in Switzerland. The Swiss National Bank has played an important role here, preventing an...

Literally moments ago we said that the Archegos portoflio was being sold off all day on fears of “stealth” prime broker deleveraging, as tens of millions of shares were yet to be accounted for. Then, moments after 5pm, Credit Suisse – the firm that was hammered the hardest by the Archegos implosion and which had yet to provide a detailed breakdown of its Bill Hwang-linked P&L – confirmed what we said, when it unveiled a massive secondary offering dump, including...

Die Richtlinien und Massnahmen der Schweizerischen Nationalbank (SNB) für den Klimaschutz sind laut einer Studie der Londoner Nichtregierungsorganisation Positive Money im Vergleich zum Ausland eher dürftig ausgelegt. Der Vergleich der Klimaschutzanstrengungen verschiedener Zentralbanken zeige, dass die SNB im internationalen Vergleich der G20-Staaten lediglich 24 von 130 Punkten erreiche, heisst es in einem Communiqué vom Mittwoch. Damit lande die SNB auf dem...

Update March 29 2021: SNB selling euros and dollars Sight Deposits have fallen: The change is -0.2 bn. compared to last week, this means the SNB is selling euros and dollars. Speculative Positioning: Speculators are long CHF against USD. Since March 13, they have shifted to a long EUR position against USD. The following shows the recent developments. Sight Deposits, i.e. SNB interventions FX rates Speculative positions CHF: Since April, speculators...