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SNB’s Schlegel: Policy rate remains our main tool

FXStreet5 November 2026, 14:08 UTCSwitzerland

Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Martin Schlegel said the policy rate remains the central bank’s main tool during a speech titled 'Transmission and conduct of monetary policy in Switzerland' at a conference in Zurich on Thursday.

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