Below are the key takeaways from the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) recently released Quarterly Bulletin.
- The SNB will remain active in the foreign exchange market as necessary, while taking the overall currency situation into consideration.
- Since the monetary policy assessment of June 2018, the Swiss franc has appreciated noticeably.
- The Swiss franc is highly valued, and the situation on the foreign exchange market is still fragile.
- For 2018, the SNB continues to anticipate inflation of 0.9%, while the inflation forecast of 0.8% for 2019 is 0.1 percentage points lower than projected at the last assessment.
- Economic signals for the coming months remain favourable.
- However, following strong growth in the previous quarters, the pace is expected to slow slightly.
- To date, the crises of confidence in Turkey and Argentina have not materially impacted the global economic outlook.