Swiss voters will decide in September if the country should strengthen its commitment to neutrality, a measure that would limit the government’s ability to impose economic sanctions.
Swiss voters will decide in September if the country should strengthen its commitment to neutrality, a measure that would limit the government’s ability to impose economic sanctions.
A Swiss national flag on a balcony in Bern. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg
A small European Central Bank interest-rate increase could temper inflation without causing economic damage, Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras told Liberal.gr.
A small European Central Bank interest-rate increase could temper inflation without causing economic damage, Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras told Liberal.gr.
The European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The European Central Bank is set to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday as it continues to calibrate its response to the Iran war’s economic fallout.
A small European Central Bank interest-rate increase could temper inflation without causing economic damage, Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras told Liberal.gr.
A small European Central Bank interest-rate increase could temper inflation without causing economic damage, Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras told Liberal.gr.
The European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The European Central Bank is set to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday as it continues to calibrate its response to the Iran war’s economic fallout.
Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras warned that the European Central Bank could be forced to hike borrowing costs if the price of oil maintains its current level, according to Athens News Agency.
Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras warned that the European Central Bank could be forced to hike borrowing costs if the price of oil maintains its current level, according to Athens News Agency.
Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras warned that the European Central Bank could be forced to hike borrowing costs if the price of oil maintains its current level, according to Athens News Agency.
Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras warned that the European Central Bank could be forced to hike borrowing costs if the price of oil maintains its current level, according to Athens News Agency.
The probability that the European Central Bank will need to raise borrowing costs due to the Iran war is rising, according to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel.
The probability that the European Central Bank will need to raise borrowing costs due to the Iran war is rising, according to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel.
The European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt.
The probability that the European Central Bank will need to raise borrowing costs due to the Iran war is rising, according to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel.
The probability that the European Central Bank will need to raise borrowing costs due to the Iran war is rising, according to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel.
The European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt.
European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos rejected the idea of returning to Spanish politics once his term ends in May.
Luis de Guindos, vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Sweden won’t be joining the euro in the near future even as a debate on the merits of such a move is gathering pace, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg
European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos rejected the idea of returning to Spanish politics once his term ends in May.
Luis de Guindos, vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Sweden won’t be joining the euro in the near future even as a debate on the merits of such a move is gathering pace, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel said cutting borrowing costs below zero is a more significant move than a reduction above that level, according to an interview in Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel said cutting borrowing costs below zero is a more significant move than a reduction above that level, according to an interview in Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
Martin Schlegel Photographer: Pascal Mora/Bloomberg
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel said cutting borrowing costs below zero is a more significant move than a reduction above that level, according to an interview in Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel said cutting borrowing costs below zero is a more significant move than a reduction above that level, according to an interview in Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
Martin Schlegel Photographer: Pascal Mora/Bloomberg
Trump’s second big shock to the world economy since he returned to the White House looks increasingly likely to force central banks into a new round of tightening.
Trump’s second big shock to the world economy since he returned to the White House looks increasingly likely to force central banks into a new round of tightening.
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, from left, Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), and Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), walk the grounds during the Kansas City Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Powell carefully opened the door to an interest-rate cut in September, pointing to rising risks for the labor market even as worries over inflation remain. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel received a salary of 986,200 Swiss francs ($1.2 million) in 2025, ensuring he remains one of the world’s best-paid central bank chiefs.
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel received a salary of 986,200 Swiss francs ($1.2 million) in 2025, ensuring he remains one of the world’s best-paid central bank chiefs.
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel received a salary of 986,200 Swiss francs ($1.2 million) in 2025, ensuring he remains one of the world’s best-paid central bank chiefs.
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel received a salary of 986,200 Swiss francs ($1.2 million) in 2025, ensuring he remains one of the world’s best-paid central bank chiefs.
The Swiss National Bank said it stands ready to intervene in currency markets, hardening its tone on foreign exchange to respond to reverberations from the Iran crisis.
The Swiss National Bank said it stands ready to intervene in currency markets, hardening its tone on foreign exchange to respond to reverberations from the Iran crisis.
The Swiss National Bank said it stands ready to intervene in currency markets, hardening its tone on foreign exchange to respond to reverberations from the Iran crisis.
The Swiss National Bank said it stands ready to intervene in currency markets, hardening its tone on foreign exchange to respond to reverberations from the Iran crisis.
European Union nations are just weeks away from a decision on where to host the bloc’s new customs agency, in what could be an initial flash point in the race to pick the next European Central Bank chief.
European Union nations are just weeks away from a decision on where to host the bloc’s new customs agency, in what could be an initial flash point in the race to pick the next European Central Bank chief.
European Union nations are just weeks away from a decision on where to host the bloc’s new customs agency, in what could be an initial flash point in the race to pick the next European Central Bank chief.
European Union nations are just weeks away from a decision on where to host the bloc’s new customs agency, in what could be an initial flash point in the race to pick the next European Central Bank chief.
European Union nations are just weeks away from a decision on where to host the bloc’s new customs agency, in what could be an initial flash point in the race to pick the next European Central Bank chief.
European Union nations are just weeks away from a decision on where to host the bloc’s new customs agency, in what could be an initial flash point in the race to pick the next European Central Bank chief.
Data from Germany in the coming days will shed light on whether Europe’s largest economy is on the cusp of a meaningful revival or still being hampered by Donald Trump’s tariffs and its own chronic shortcomings.
Data from Germany in the coming days will shed light on whether Europe’s largest economy is on the cusp of a meaningful revival or still being hampered by Donald Trump’s tariffs and its own chronic shortcomings.
Commuters cross a road outside Frankfurt Central Station in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Germany's struggle to revive its sluggish economy is about to take an experimental turn as a host of companies take part in a pilot to work a 4-day week, with labor unions claiming that it could not only leave staff healthier and happier, but also more productive.
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