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The outlook for bonds in Switzerland and the Nordics

The Nordic central banks are all moving towards tightening monetary policy, albeit at different speeds. We think that higher interest rates will come first in Sweden, pushing up government bond yields there fairly quickly. By contrast, the Swiss National Bank looks set to move very slowly indeed, suggesting that yields will only edge up from their current rock-bottom levels.

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