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Swiss Exchange Rate Policy in the 1930s
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"The main argument made by the SNB shifted to the idea that a devaluation would be a breach of property rights. In April 1936, in a letter addressed to the economic Department, the SNB Direktorium, it explained that: “The currency is a means of the economy, but not a means for economic policy as it is the standard by which all economic goods are valued...."

Working Paper, August 2006-Michael Bordo, Thomas Helbling, Harold James

17.04.2012