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New franc forecasts, Swedish election heats up

The upward pressure on the Swiss franc eased this week and our forecasts for monetary policy in Switzerland suggest that the currency will continue to depreciate against the euro over the next couple of years. Meanwhile, the latest opinion polls suggest that the outcome of Sweden’s general election next month will be a close call. But we doubt that politics will derail the strongly-performing economy, keeping the Riksbank on track for a rate rise before the end of the year.

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