A full V-shaped recovery is unlikely for the Swiss economy, Swiss National Bank Governing Board member Andrea Maechler told Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung, as the central bank focuses on currency interventions to keep the Swiss franc in check.
“We are experiencing a shock that is stronger and more comprehensive than we could have imagined early on,” Maechler told the paper in an interview published on Saturday. “A slim and full V-shaped recovery is unlikely. Social distancing, the higher level of debt, the rise in unemployment and falling incomes mean the recovery will take more time.”
Despite pressure from the strengthening Swiss franc and a shock in oil prices, with their impact on inflation, the SNB does not fear a deflationary spiral in Switzerland, Maechler said.The SNB in March doubled its payout to Switzerland’s regional and central governments to 4 billion Swiss francs , and has faced calls to up that payout amid expectations the economy will face its worst downturn in 45 years because of the new coronavirus outbreak.
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