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Cautious SNB won’t hike rates for some time yet

Fears that domestic price pressures might prompt the Swiss National Bank to tighten monetary policy proved unfounded today as it left its interest rate target at 0.25%. The Bank’s tone was gloomier than expected and its low inflation forecast supports our view that rate hikes are still some way off.

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