Switzerland’s sporting event-adjusted GDP growth accelerated to 0.5% q/q in Q2, its fastest pace in over a year and slightly above our forecast of 0.4%. At the margin this may give the SNB some caution against cutting rates much further this year – but policymakers will be more interested in the development of domestic demand, which will be released in three weeks’ time as part of the full GDP breakdown.
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