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on the one hand, new waves of infection could weigh on economic activity again | dovish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,021 | 829 |
to this end, it will increase liquidity substantially by engaging in additional repo operations, buying swiss franc bonds issued by private sector borrowers and purchasing foreign currency on the foreign exchange markets | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,009 | 927 |
for 2020, the snb expects inflation of 1.0, compared with its previous forecast of 1.2 | dovish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,018 | 550 |
in its new baseline scenario for the global economy, the snb is revising down its growth forecast for the coming quarters | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,019 | 455 |
to strengthen the banks in this role, the snb is raising the exemption threshold as of 1 april 2020, thus reducing the negative interest burden on the banking system | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,020 | 766 |
expenditure on equipment investment was cut significantly | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,009 | 574 |
for 2020, the snb expects to see inflation of 1.2, compared with the 1.6 forecast in the last quarter | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,018 | 421 |
however, germanys economic upturn stands out considerably from the european average | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,011 | 691 |
the imponderables with respect to the development of the global economy remain considerable, and a sustained economic upswing in switzerland is not likely until some time in the second half of 2003 | dovish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,002 | 690 |
although the situation on the global financial markets has eased somewhat, the minimum exchange rate, with the three-month libor close to zero, remains essential | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,013 | 650 |
all in all, positive economic signals in recent months have helped ease the situation on the international financial markets, which were dominated by turbulence at the start of the year | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,016 | 890 |
gdp is likely to expand by around 1 in 2019, and the snb expects growth of between 1.5 and 2 in 2020 | hawkish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,019 | 954 |
production capacity will therefore remain underutilised for longer than previously assumed, and the recovery on the labour market is also likely to be delayed | dovish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,014 | 585 |
international trade tensions and political uncertainty have weighed on the global economy in recent months | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,019 | 519 |
the positive development in the first half of the year was, however, partly due to special factors | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,018 | 520 |
higher-than-expected inflation at the beginning of the year and the higher forecast for the whole of 2008 are due to brisk demand on the goods, services and labour markets, the high level of capacity utilisation which facilitates the passing on of costs, the price of oil, raw materials and other goods and finally the delayed effects of the weak exchange rate in 2007 | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,008 | 10 |
for 2022 as a whole, gdp grew by 2.1 | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,023 | 206 |
in the meantime, the risk of a further weakening of economic activity and the associated danger of a deflationary price development in switzerland have become smaller | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,002 | 819 |
economic recovery is not yet sustainable | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,010 | 753 |
several factors are supporting this growth | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,015 | 491 |
for the time being, it intends to keep the three-month libor rate in the middle of the target range at 0.75 | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,004 | 543 |
the inflation prospects have changed since the monetary policy assessment in december 2006 | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,007 | 666 |
inflation could remain elevated for longer in some countries, necessitating a further tightening of monetary policy there | hawkish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,023 | 308 |
the second wave of the pandemic is also taking its toll on the labour market | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,021 | 171 |
for the current year, the snb continues to anticipate inflation of 0.9 | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,018 | 45 |
under the present circumstances, this represents an inappropriate tightening of monetary conditions | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,009 | 699 |
in its baseline scenario for switzerland, the snb anticipates a continuation of the economic recovery next year | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,021 | 139 |
while growth in mortgage lending remained relatively low in 2017, residential property prices rose again slightly | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,017 | 216 |
consequently, for 2007 as a whole, gdp growth came to 3.1 | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,008 | 366 |
the low interest rates are designed to continue keeping swiss franc investments fairly unattractive | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,003 | 176 |
the gradual improvement of the global economy is likely to further strengthen foreign demand for swiss goods and services | neutral | forward looking | uncertain | 2,015 | 920 |
capacity utilisation is thus on the rise and companies are also becoming increasingly willing to invest | hawkish | forward looking | certain | 2,017 | 258 |
economic indicators are currently pointing to moderately positive momentum | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,019 | 49 |
the risks to this positive baseline scenario are more to the downside | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,018 | 433 |
gdp contracted again in the second quarter | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,009 | 930 |
real estate prices, by contrast, climbed at a marginally faster rate | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,016 | 946 |
sight deposits above this threshold will be remunerated at an interest rate of 1.0, and thus still at a discount of 0.5 percentage points relative to the snb policy rate | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,023 | 344 |
during the last few months, the inflation rate has risen considerably as a result of the increase in energy prices | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,008 | 936 |
inflation reached 2.9 in may and is likely to remain at an elevated level for the time being | hawkish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,022 | 824 |
the national bank uses the inflation forecast to summarise its assessment of the inflation outlook and to communicate the future need for action in monetary policy | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,006 | 741 |
nevertheless from mid-2015 onwards, inflation will be lower than forecast in the previous quarter | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,014 | 999 |
the oil price expectations were adjusted slightly upwards compared with the previous assessment in december | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,006 | 855 |
to ensure appropriate monetary conditions, the snb is also willing to be active in the foreign exchange market as necessary | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,022 | 751 |
the outlook for the advanced economies, in particular, has worsened considerably | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,011 | 124 |
the coronavirus pandemic and the measures implemented to contain it led to a historic downturn in the global economy in the first half of 2020 | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,020 | 242 |
despite the turbulence in the financial markets, the swiss franc has remained relatively stable | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,008 | 161 |
as of september, banks will therefore be required to provide more capital backing for residential mortgage loans in switzerland | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,013 | 42 |
added to this, a renewed deterioration in the pandemic situation cannot be ruled out | dovish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,022 | 621 |
survey-based labour demand indicators have recovered further | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,016 | 524 |
due to the favourable course of inflation, it was in this way able to react effectively to the decline in economic growth and the upward trends of the swiss franc | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,003 | 212 |
at the same time, high inflation could become entrenched as a result of increased secondround effects, requiring stronger monetary policy responses in other countries | hawkish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,022 | 718 |
towards the end of the forecast horizon, inflation rises briskly and exceeds the upper bound of 2, assuming that the three-month libor remains at the current level | hawkish | forward looking | certain | 2,011 | 262 |
at an annualised rate of 0.2, second-quarter gdp growth in switzerland was distinctly lower than forecast in june | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,014 | 91 |
equally, geopolitical tensions could increase | dovish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,024 | 813 |
for 2013, the snb expects growth of 1.01.5 | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,012 | 401 |
the rate of growth of mortgage loans attained 3.6 in july | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,008 | 761 |
annual inflation measured by the national consumer price index cpi increased from 0.4 in january to 1.1 in april | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,002 | 579 |
this is primarily due to the rise in oil prices and the weaker swiss franc | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,021 | 991 |
the swiss national bank is leaving the target range for the three-month libor rate unchanged at 0.251.25 | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,005 | 13 |
however, inflation prospects have deteriorated slightly due to the good state of the economy, the continued high price of oil and the low level of the swiss franc | hawkish | forward looking | certain | 2,007 | 583 |
this march forecast is the first of these | irrelevant | forward looking | certain | 2,003 | 458 |
this is due to the prices of imported goods and services, in particular oil | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,009 | 966 |
for 2012, the snb is expecting inflation of 0.3 and for 2013, of 0.4 | neutral | forward looking | uncertain | 2,011 | 673 |
the snb will continue to monitor the situation closely | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,013 | 73 |
it is thus just within the range of price stability at the end of the forecast horizon | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,023 | 508 |
as a result of the deterioration in the global economic outlook and the downward revision of gdp for earlier quarters, the snb is now expecting growth of around 1 for switzerland in 2012, as opposed to the 1.5 projected in the june forecast | dovish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,012 | 592 |
the global economy exhibited strong, broad-based growth in the second quarter | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,017 | 938 |
recent indicators show that this is again having a detrimental impact on economic activity | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,020 | 581 |
at the same time, the moderate pace of global growth should continue | neutral | forward looking | uncertain | 2,024 | 528 |
the forthcoming assessment of banks balance sheets in the euro area as well as the further course of monetary policy normalisation in the major currency areas could lead to noticeable spikes on international financial markets | hawkish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,013 | 202 |
as from mid-2003 onwards, inflation will again develop in line with the forecast published in december | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,002 | 232 |
swiss gdp growth was moderate in the fourth quarter of last year | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,024 | 777 |
the snb continues to anticipate growth of just under 1 for 2015 as a whole | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,015 | 138 |
annualised growth was down to 1.7 from the previous quarter, compared with 2.0 in the first quarter | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,001 | 477 |
the swiss national bank snb is leaving the minimum exchange rate of chf 1.20 per euro unchanged | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,013 | 54 |
the snb therefore welcomes the latest revision of the self-regulation guidelines for banks in the area of investment properties, which enters into force in january 2020 | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,019 | 24 |
the new conditional inflation forecast for the coming quarters is slightly lower than in september | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,019 | 427 |
it covers the period from the third quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2013 and shows 16 september 2010 3 future inflation developments on the assumption of the three-month libor remaining constant at 0.25 over the entire forecasting horizon | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,010 | 774 |
the economic recovery, while certainly underway, nevertheless remains fragile | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,009 | 925 |
the improvement in the inflation outlook has provided room for manoeuvre which the snb is decisively using | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,008 | 107 |
moreover, not all industries have benefited equally from the recovery | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,016 | 297 |
in switzerland, the economic recovery has lost momentum since october 2020 in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,021 | 143 |
the low point in terms of economic activity came in april | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,020 | 153 |
this has led to a general increase in inflation | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,008 | 759 |
consequently, in the foreseeable future, there is no risk of inflation in switzerland | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,012 | 640 |
the interest rate on sight deposits with the snb remains at 0.75 | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,015 | 818 |
likewise, structural weaknesses in key emerging markets and political tensions in various regions could weigh on the global economic recovery | dovish | forward looking | uncertain | 2,014 | 20 |
particularly strong advances were recorded by retail and wholesale trade, the financial industry and construction | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,010 | 548 |
without todays rate cut, the forecast would have been lower | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,024 | 284 |
in the advanced economies, growth was slightly more positive than in the first quarter; this was mainly attributable to the economic recovery in the us | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,015 | 638 |
in addition to supply chain problems, higher energy prices also played an important role in this respect | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,021 | 394 |
consequently, the snb is holding the target range for the three-month libor at 00.75 | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,009 | 425 |
the central federal administration and the compensation funds for old age and survivors insurance, disability insurance and the fund for loss of earned income compenswiss are currently exempted | irrelevant | not forward looking | certain | 2,019 | 347 |
11 march 2010 2 developments in the global economy are largely as expected | neutral | not forward looking | certain | 2,010 | 57 |
provided the economic recovery is substantiated, the snb will adjust the expansionary monetary policy it has pursued for a long time now | dovish | forward looking | certain | 2,005 | 182 |
the change applies from tomorrow, 22 march 2024 | irrelevant | forward looking | certain | 2,024 | 974 |
it is also continuing to supply the banking system with liquidity on generous terms | dovish | not forward looking | certain | 2,021 | 757 |
this is slightly stronger than the snb had expected in september, the reason being that activity in certain service industries such as hospitality was more dynamic than was assumed at that time | hawkish | not forward looking | certain | 2,021 | 183 |
with this tiered remuneration of sight deposits and open market operations, the snb is ensuring that the secured short-term swiss franc money market rates are close to the snb policy rate | neutral | forward looking | certain | 2,022 | 319 |
growth is likely to remain modest in the coming quarters | neutral | forward looking | uncertain | 2,024 | 835 |
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