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Europe Weekly: End of tariff front-running to weigh on Q2 GDP

Data published this week suggest that the boost to the euro-zone economy from exporters front-running US tariffs came to an end at the start of the second quarter. Next week, we expect central banks in Sweden and Norway to leave their policy rates unchanged, whereas we think there’s a good chance that interest rates in Switzerland will return to negative territory.

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