Obtaining reliable estimates of the natural rate of interest, r*, and understanding its drivers is key for assessing long-run trends in real interest rates. In turn, this plays a role in assessing the stance of monetary policy. Against this backdrop, we discuss the evolution of real interest rates in Switzerland and present a portfolio of models used by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to estimate r* as well as investigate its drivers. Moreover, we discuss the implications of the r* estim...
Read MoreDate: 24 March 2025 A Male Arrested for Suspected Doxxing Arising from a Friend’s Monetary Disputes The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) today arrested a Chinese male aged 73 on Hong Kong Island. The arrested person was suspected to have disclosed the personal data of a data subject without the latter’s consent, in contravention of section 64(3A) of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO). The PCPD’s investig...
Read MorePlease enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. March 21, 2025 Federal Reserve Board releases annual audited financial statements For release at 1:00 p. m. EDT The Fede...
Read MoreDuring its meeting on 21 March 2025, the Federal Council decided to lower the interest rates for outstanding COVID-19 credits with effect from 31 March 2025. The interest rate will now be 0.25% for credits up to CHF 500,000 and 0.75% for credits exceeding CHF 500,000.
Read MoreThe Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is today publishing the new Circular 2025/4 “Consolidated supervision of financial groups under the BA and FinIA”. This sets out its supervisory practice on the scope and content of consolidated supervision. FINMA conducted a public consultation on the new circular, which met with broad acceptance. Through the new circular, FINMA is providing greater clarity on questions of interpretation...
Read More12 March 2025ECB wage tracker, updated with agreements signed up to 19 February 2025, broadly unrevised compared to data release following January Governing Council meetingForward-looking information continues to suggest that negotiated wage pressures will ease overall in 2025Forward-looking information from the wage tracker should not be interpreted as a forecast The European Central Bank (ECB) wage tracker, which only covers active collective bargaining agreements, indicates negotiated wage gr...
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Read MoreWASHINGTON, D. C. — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham today announced Brian Young will serve as the agency’s Director of Enforcement. Young has been serving in an acting capacity since January 22, and previously was the Director of the Whistleblower Office. He is a distinguished federal prosecutor with nearly 20 years of service at the Department of Justice, including Acting Director of Litigation for the Antitrust Division and Chief of the Litigation Unit f...
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