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The Swiss National Bank’s decision on 20 June to lower the key interest rate again by 0.25% to 1.25% surprised some market observers. However, in view of the continuing positive inflation trend, there remains scope for a further easing of monetary policy over the course of the year, depending on how the economy and inflation develop.

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The sideways trend in yields on Swiss government bonds and mortgage interest rates that has been ongoing since March continued in May, writes UBS in a recent assessment of the situation. The bond markets continue to assume that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will lower the key interest rate to 1 per cent in the next 12 months.