SNB to scale back currency intervention

The SNB’s hints that it will scale back its currency intervention suggest that the franc is set to appreciate more sharply and interbank interest rates should rise back towards the Bank’s target of 0.25%. But with growth set to slow before long, we doubt that this target will increase for some time.

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