SNB rate decision release dates and times
The next SNB monetary policy assessment release is on Thursday 10 December 2026 at 09:30 Zurich time, for December 2026 assessment. That's 14:00 IST, 13:30 PKT, 09:30 WAT, 08:30 UK, 03:30 ET.
SNB decision dates 2026–2027
| Date | Your time | IST | PKT | WAT | UK | ET | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 December 2026 | 08:30 UTC | 14:00 | 13:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 | 03:30 | December 2026 assessment |
| 18 March 2027 | 08:30 UTC | 14:00 | 13:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 | 04:30 | March 2027 assessment |
| 24 June 2027 | 07:30 UTC | 13:00 | 12:30 | 08:30 | 08:30 | 03:30 | June 2027 assessment |
| 23 September 2027 | 07:30 UTC | 13:00 | 12:30 | 08:30 | 08:30 | 03:30 | September 2027 assessment |
| 16 December 2027 | 08:30 UTC | 14:00 | 13:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 | 03:30 | December 2027 assessment |
5 SNB monetary policy assessment releases are scheduled from 10 December 2026 to 16 December 2027, according to TradingLookup's News-Day Calendar (October 2026).
What the SNB decision is and why it moves markets
The Swiss National Bank sets its policy rate at its monetary policy assessments.
The decision moves the Swiss franc, so pairs such as EUR/CHF and USD/CHF react around the announcement. We rate it high impact: central-bank decisions and the main inflation, jobs, GDP and retail data.
Prop firms that restrict trading around the SNB decision
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Related releases
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- Publisher
- Swiss National Bank
- Schedule page
- snb.ch
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