SNB's December meeting

From swissmacroandhistory.substack.com

With no economist in a recent Bloomberg survey expecting a rate cut, and markets putting less than a 10% chance on one, the SNB’s 11 December meeting looks like a done deal. It is easy to see why. Chairman Schlegel has repeatedly emphasised that the SNB’s focus is not on the current rate of inflation but on price stability over the medium term. The fact that inflation has fallen from 0.2% in August and September to 0% in November — and thus remains compatible with the SNB’s 0–2% definition of price stability — does not by itself require a policy response. He has also made clear that while the SNB stands ... (full story)