In light of the disappointing performance of the Swiss economy in the first half of the year, we have revised down our 2017 GDP forecast substantially. We still expect the economic recovery to gain pace in 2018 and 2019, partly reflecting the depreciation of the franc. But with inflation set to remain very subdued, we see no reason for the SNB to raise rates before the end of 2019.
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