More Swiss National Bank Jordan – weak franc the most likely source of higher inflation

Swiss National Bank Chair Thomas Jordan spoke on Thursday in Seoul, South Korea:

• weaker franc is currently the most likely source of higher Swiss inflation
• the Bank could counteract this by “selling foreign exchange”

Meanwhile, Swissy has dribbled a little lower after this:

More:

• a rise in the natural rate of interest also poses a risk to the consumer-price outlook
• SNB estimates this gauge is around 0% in Switzerland at present

• “There are currently reasons to believe that r* has increased somewhat, or might rise over the coming years,” he said. “We view this as a small upward risk to the inflation forecast.”

Earlier:

• SNB’s Jordan says small risk for higher inflation

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.