Swiss Growth Outlook Improves as Raiffeisen Signals a Possible Rate Hike
Switzerland’s economic outlook has improved more sharply than previously anticipated, prompting Raiffeisen’s economists to revise their growth forecast for 2026 and warn that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) may soon need to reconsider its zero-interest-rate policy. The bank now expects the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), excluding major sporting-event effects, to expand by 1.7% this…