The move comes a day after the Swiss producer and import price index fell by the most in nearly 23 years, adding to evidence that the Swiss economy faces severe deflation risks and underpinning the reason why the Swiss National Bank has turned to physical intervention to try to prevent the Swiss franc from appreciating. However, with the currency falling lower on its own against the euro, there is less of a threat of central bank intervention in the near-term.
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