Europe Commercial Property Update Is the convergence of Zurich and Geneva office rents justified? The combination of stronger occupier demand from multinational and financial services firms, lower completion volumes and a low starting vacancy rate has helped close the gap between the level of... 10th March 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swiss & Swedish GDP (Q4) Q4’s Swiss and Swedish GDP releases confirmed that some of the European economies outside the euro-zone are expanding at a healthy pace. But strong currencies will ensure that the external sectors... 1st March 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Cautious SNB won't hike rates for some time yet Fears that domestic price pressures might prompt the Swiss National Bank to tighten monetary policy proved unfounded today as it left its interest rate target at 0.25%. The Bank’s tone was gloomier... 16th September 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swiss GDP (Q2) Q2’s GDP release confirmed that the Swiss economy is still performing very well. However, the breakdown of growth cast doubts over whether the recent pace of expansion can be maintained over the... 2nd September 2010 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update SNB to scale back currency intervention The SNB’s hints that it will scale back its currency intervention suggest that the franc is set to appreciate more sharply and interbank interest rates should rise back towards the Bank’s target of 0... 17th June 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update SNB to scale back currency intervention The SNB’s hints that it will scale back its currency intervention suggest that the franc is set to appreciate more sharply and interbank interest rates should rise back towards the Bank’s target of 0... 17th June 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update How far is Swiss intervention propping up the euro? Speculation that the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB’s) currency intervention has stemmed the decline in the trade-weighted euro seems overplayed. But the SNB’s struggle to prevent the franc surging... 16th June 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Will Swiss commercial property outperformance last? Our more upbeat forecasts for the Swiss economy relative to the euro-zone do not imply that Swiss property will continue to outperform. Indeed, we see yields staying put until 2012, meaning that its... 14th June 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swiss GDP (Q1) The Swiss economy is recovering a little more slowly than had been hoped, but it continues to easily outperform the euro-zone. The key risk now is that close trade links to the region and a strong... 1st June 2010 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Weaker euro-zone to stem Swiss recovery Switzerland’s low levels of public and private sector debt suggest that it will continue to out-grow the euro-zone over the next couple of years. But it will suffer from strong trade links with the... 19th May 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update W eaker euro-zone to stem Swiss recovery Switzerland’s low levels of public and private sector debt suggest that it will continue to out-grow the euro-zone over the next couple of years. But it will suffer from strong trade links with the... 19th May 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swiss GDP (Q4) The Swiss economy is faring better than others in Europe, posting a 0.7% quarterly expansion in Q4. Such a strong pace is unlikely to be sustained, but we have revised up our forecast for GDP growth... 2nd March 2010 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update SNB may struggle to prevent further franc gains The Swiss National Bank’s assurance that it will intervene to prevent the franc from appreciating too much further is encouraging. But intervention now might not be as successful as in the recent past... 11th January 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update SNB may struggle to prevent further franc gains The Swiss National Bank’s assurance that it will intervene to prevent the franc from appreciating too much further is encouraging. But intervention now might not be as successful as in the recent past... 11th January 2010 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Swiss National Bank’s exit will be very gradual By announcing an end to its corporate bond purchases, the Swiss National Bank has become the latest to start phasing out its unconventional policy support. But its downbeat forecasts for economic... 10th December 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Swiss National Bank’s exit will be very gradual By announcing an end to its corporate bond purchases, the Swiss National Bank has become the latest to start phasing out its unconventional policy support. But its downbeat forecasts for economic... 10th December 2009 · 1 min read
