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Return Of The Jedi, Er, SNB

BySwissquote Ltd
AuthorPeter Rosenstreich
Published 15/03/2018, 11:54
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There is no simmering trade war

international trade remained dynamic

So spoke the Swiss National Bank today as it held monetary policy unchanged. Maybe this Jedi Mind Trick of saying something and so making it true will work, but we wonder. It overlooks risks that could strengthen the CHF and move Swiss inflation. The SNB is likely to continue guiding the market by highlighting conditions that support its objective. Or perhaps they are just seeing through the short-term hype.

The SNB still views the CHF as highly valued (despite EUR/CHF nearing 1.20) and reiterated its participation in foreign exchange markets as necessary. Speculation that the SNB would lead the European Central Bank on policy tightening continues to be off the mark: the inflation forecast shifted downwards for 2018 from 0.7% to 0.6%, hardly enough to move interest rates.

The SNB expects economic growth of 2.4%, driven by manufacturing. Mortgage lending is down, but house prices are starting to rise, warning of a potential correction. Overall, the SNB is content with the current policy and in no rush to adjust. We suspect that the first hike will occur in 2019, a solid 6 months after the ECB’s.

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