Nomura’s Anderson, Buckley and Szczepaniak expect the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to keep its 0.00% policy rate unchanged for the foreseeable future, with inflation below 1% and the neutral rate estimated at around 0%.
Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke argues that despite currently low Swedish inflation readings, the Riksbank is likely to maintain its guidance that the policy rate could rise by year-end.
USD/CAD extends its losses for the third consecutive day, trading around 1.3780 during the European hours on Wednesday. The technical analysis of the daily chart indicates the pair is falling within the descending channel pattern, signalling a persistent bearish bias.