Switzerland’s inflation rate was unchanged in July at 1.3%, keeping it below the SNB’s Q3 forecast of 1.5%. Reassuringly for policymakers, private services inflation fell for the first time in six months. This, along with the recent appreciation of the franc, increases the chance that the SNB will cut its policy rate at its next meeting in September from 1.25% to 1.0%.
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