SNB's Maechler Says Further Rate Cut Possible Despite Risks

  • Central bank's negative deposit rate combats overvalued franc
  • Governing Board member Andrea Maechler speaks in Zurich

Andrea Maechler

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The Swiss National Bank won’t rule out another interest rate cut, though any measure must be weighed with a view to its potential side effects, Governing Board Member Andrea Maechler said.

“We’re always looking into other options, if needed -- we’re looking into all of them,” Maechler said at an event for financial professionals in Zurich on Thursday. “We’re not excluding any of them, including a possible further reduction in the interest rate.”