SNB miscalculates by dropping currency ceiling

by Ashraf Laidi

Jan 15, 2015 15:17

The Swiss National Bank's decision to abandon its 4-year old FX peg is a stark reminder that in today's deflation-bound, zero-interest rate world, capital appreciation exceeds yield. It is also a gross miscalculation. Read more here.

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