The idea of negative interest rates may seem counterintuitive, if not downright crazy. In a world where lenders make money by ...

A short-term liquidity boost would buoy invoice and supply chain finance but it is unclear whether treasury technology could handle the impact of negative deposit rates. Paul Tucker, deputy governor ...

The negative interest rates surprised the market, but are not as broadly applicable as the ECB's. The move can be explained largely by domestic considerations and the inability of the BOJ to meet is ...

Although negative nominal interest rates are widely scorned, they are regularly used to supplement the monetary-policy arsenal when inflation is low and economic activity is weak. Given the dearth of ...

SNB Chairman: does not like negative rates, but ready to use them SNB Chairman: Swiss franc is a safe haven SNB Chairman sees no need to change model of bank oversight DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 ...

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe said on Tuesday the central bank could need to add more stimulus as risks to the economy had grown in response to rising COVID ...

ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank sees a high bar before reintroducing negative interest rates, chairman Martin Schlegel said in his last interview before the central bank's monetary policy ...

The Swiss franc could appreciate in coming months as the Swiss National Bank is unlikely to return to negative interest rates, Commerzbank analyst Michael Pfister says in a note. The SNB will probably ...

ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate to zero on Thursday and did not rule out returning borrowing costs to negative territory in future, although it stressed this was not a ...