Buoyant euro-zone will help the SNB fight franc strength

Given the improvement in the euro-zone’s political and economic outlook and the relative stance of monetary policy, we no longer expect the Swiss franc to appreciate against the euro. But the franc will remain historically strong, leading the SNB to keep interest rates below zero until at least 2020.

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