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SNB June 2025 Preview: a return to negative rates

Author
Arne Petimezas
Publication Date
June 18, 2025

To summarize:

Exchange rate-driven deflation will force the SNB's hand, we expect this to be in the form of a 50bps cut (SNB rate to minus 25bps). The underlying inflation picture is more dire than is commonly assumed, justifying a return to negative rates. Money market considerations make a cut of 25bps predicted by consensus expectations unlikely. A cut to zero comes with the risk of disrupting money market stability. Namely, significantly reduce interbank repo activity, which would undermine the credibility of SARON as the SNB's reference rate.

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