GENEVA – When the Swiss National Bank (SNB) recently brought its interest rate down to 0.25%, it announced that it would engage in “quantitative easing,” following in the footsteps of the United States Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. More surprising was the simultaneous announcement that it was intervening on the foreign-exchange market with the aim of reversing the appreciation of the franc.
日内瓦报道－当瑞士国家银行（简称“瑞行”）最近将利率下调到0.25%，该行宣布其将实行“定额放松”政策，实则是在紧跟美联储与英格兰银行所实行的措施。更让人吃惊的是，瑞行同时宣布其将干涉外汇市场，旨在逆转瑞士法郎的升值问题。在目前这场货币竞相贬值的战争中，瑞行的措施能成为发起攻势的先行者吗？