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A view of the headquarters of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), before a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, March 21, 2024.
Denis Balibouse | Reuters
The Swiss National Bank on Thursday took another step to loosen monetary policy this year, bringing its key interest rate down by 25 basis points to 1.0%.
The trim, which had been anticipated by 30 of 32 analysts surveyed in a Reuters poll, marked the SNB's third interest rate reduction of 2024.
It was the first major Western central bank to reduce interest rates back in March.
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