Swiss Bank Cut Rates to Zero: Like a Box of Chocolates, You Never Know What You're Gonna Get!

My Mama Always Said...

My mama always said 'Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you're gonna get.' And this here Swiss bank they done cut their interest rates to zero! Zero can you believe it? Makes me think of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. 'cause sometimes things just ain't got no flavor. Seems like they worried about prices goin' down not up. That's what they call 'deflation,' like when you let all the air out of a tire. Makes for a bumpy ride I reckon.

Running Away From Inflation

Now other countries they fightin' inflation like I was runnin' in that football game. But Switzerland? They got the opposite problem. It's like Jenny always doin' things different. This lady Charlotte de Montpellier she says their money the Swiss franc is strong like Lieutenant Dan after he found Jesus. When the world gets all jittery folks buy Swiss francs which makes 'em more expensive. And that makes stuff they buy from other countries cheaper. Funny how that works ain't it?

Stuck Like Glue

They say this franc is stuck in place and it makes the SNB have to take steps to constrain the currency's rally by keeping rates "systematically lower than elsewhere." That sounds like Jenny when she didn't want to be with me always pushin' away. But I kept on lovin' her just like the SNB tries to deal with this franc. 'Course sometimes you just gotta let things be like when the tide goes out.

Negative Vibes Man

This fella named Adrian Prettejohn sounds important he thinks they might even go lower than zero! Negative rates! Like when Lieutenant Dan lost his legs. You wouldn't think anything good could come of it but he figured it out. But this negative rates thing it might mess with folks' savings and the banks too. It's like when you try to catch a fish but it's too slippery and you end up fallin' in the water.

Shrimpin' Ain't Easy

This Charlotte lady she says it might mess things up in the long run like when Bubba kept eatin' all the shrimp before we could sell it. She's worried about banks and stuff. Makes me think of all the times I didn't understand what folks were talkin' about but I just smiled and nodded. Seems like these money folks got a lot to worry about.

And That's All I Have to Say About That

So Switzerland's doin' its own thing tryin' to keep the prices just right. It's like tryin' to throw a ping pong ball just right. Sometimes you hit it sometimes you miss it. But you gotta keep tryin'. And that's all I have to say about that. Now if you'll excuse me I think I'll go runnin'.