Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan has some breathing room, according to Bloomberg’s latest survey of economists. The threshold for another rate cut lies at 1.03 francs per euro -- about 6 percent stronger than its current exchange rate. There’s a little less margin before serious currency interventions, with the…

No sooner will Mario Draghi return from his summer vacation than he’ll be looking to boost euro-area stimulus yet again, economists predict.

If Mario Draghi wants to tell the world that European Central Bank stimulus is working, he might even have some evidence to show it.

German investor confidence climbed for a second month, rising to the highest level this year, as concerns over China’s economy eased and the European Central Bank ramped up euro-area stimulus.

The Swiss National Bank has room to cut interest rates further below zero and is willing to increase the size of its balance sheet through currency intervention to prevent an already “significantly overvalued” franc from strengthening, President Thomas Jordan said.

Japanese families seem to have a sudden affinity for home safes. According to the Tokyo-based manufacturer Eiko, shipments have doubled since last fall. And in Germany, insurer Munich Re has stashed some 10 million euros ($11.4 million) worth of its own cash into vaults.