Chairman Thomas Jordan’s recent comments about the franc raise questions over whether the SNB might use FX interventions to loosen monetary conditions. But we think policymakers will use the policy rate as the main tool to achieve price stability, and will cut rates in March given low inflation. FX interventions will be used more sparingly – and largely to reduce the franc’s volatility and to support exporters.
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