Interest rates to be lower for longer

The more dovish stance adopted by the ECB at its monetary policy meeting this week suggests that the upside risks to Nordic and Swiss currencies – particularly the franc – will intensify. Indeed, if Thursday’s announcement turns out to mark the start of further easing by the ECB, it is only a matter of time before Swiss and Nordic policymakers will have to consider easing policy further too.

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