- Switzerland is not a currency manipulator.
- We have only acted to dampen the overvaluation of the Franc which threatened price stability.
- Currency market interventions are not about gaining a competitive advantage for Switzerland.
- Technical experts in the US understand the Swiss position.
Just a couple of remarks on currency intervention. The SNB and the BoJ are the two most active ones among the major central banks in currency interventions.
A currency manipulator though is a country that deliberately influences the exchange rate of its currency to gain unfair advantages in international trade. That’s not the case for the SNB and the BoJ
SNB’s Schlegel: Switzerland is not a currency manipulator