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Switzerland imposes negative interest rates to keep franc from rising
Interest Rate Cut Shocks Swiss Franc Lower
By Jemima Kelly
Reuters
Thursday, December 18, 2014
LONDON -- The Swiss franc hit a 28-month trough against the dollar and fell against the euro on Thursday after the Swiss National Bank said it would introduce negative interest rates to stop further currency appreciation.
In a surprise statement, the SNB said it would impose an interest rate of -0.25 percent on some large deposits held by investors in Swiss francs, as it seeks to discourage buying of the currency as a safe haven.
SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan also confirmed on Thursday that the bank had intervened in foreign exchange markets, in another effort to defend the central bank's three-year-old cap of 1.20 francs per euro. ...
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