
Swiss National Bank President Jean-Pierre Roth speaks at a news conference in Bern about the bank's decision to raise interest rates to a six-year high today, risks to inflation and the outlook for economic growth. The SNB increased the three-month Libor target rate by a quarter-point to 2.5 percent, the highest since September 2001. Governing board members Philipp Hildebrand and Thomas Jordan also speak. (This report is in French and German. Source: Bloomberg)
