SNB stands ready to intervene, president Jordan says

The Swiss National Bank could return to action in the foreign exchange market. This was stated by President Thomas Jordan during a conference on the Indonesian island of Bali who added that the institute, although the situation is difficult, has a certain room for maneuver.

Jordan has referred in particular to a negative inflation rates and an overvalued franc. The SNB wants to prevent the national currency will further strengthen against the euro, as this occasion "poison" for the country's economy. Moreover, the Swiss currency "suffering" particularly of its status as a safe haven in times of severe turbulence.