One year on from the Swiss franc shock

Swiss exports have performed better than we had feared in the year since the SNB abandoned its currency ceiling. But the franc’s strength has probably yet to take its full toll on exports and the extra deflationary pressure that it has caused could have dire consequences for other parts of the economy.

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