SNB negative rates to take effect on ECB day

SNB implements negative deposit rates six months after ECB

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The Swiss National Bank (SNB) will implement negative interest rates on January 22, the same day as the European Central Bank's (ECB) first rate-setting meeting of 2015, at which market participants expect it to launch its first quantitative easing (QE) programme.

The SNB's decision to introduce a -0.25% rate on sight deposits comes some six months after the ECB implemented negative deposit rates for banks. The shift towards a more accommodative stance from the ECB has been pressuring the euro

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