Gnomes of Zurich
From Longman Business DictionaryGnomes of ZurichGnomes of Zu‧rich /ˌnəʊmz əv ˈzjʊərɪkˌnoumz əv ˈzʊrɪk/ noun [plural] informalBANKING used to refer to important bankers and FINANCIERs from central Europe, especially Switzerland, who are considered to have a powerful but secret political influencePeople who imagine that some small group of powerful investors move the market often talk about the Gnomes of Zurich.