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Annual inflation was 1.0% in September, compared with 0.8% in the prior month, reaching its highest point since August 2024.

The Swiss franc fell to a 16-month low against the dollar on Tuesday as the Swiss National Bank's cautious stance on raising interest rates diverges from its peers.

The Swiss National Bank kept its key rate at 0%, with inflation at 0.8% in August and still within its 0%-2% objective. Traders see roughly even odds of a December hike and more than a 90% chance that the SNB begins raising rates by early 2027.

Switzerland refuted U.S. allegations over forced labor after the Trump administration imposed a new 12.5% tariff on imports of Swiss goods.

Swiss companies invested $27 billion in the United States between January and April, as Switzerland moves to fulfil a pledge ​to sharply increase investment following a tariff agreement with ‌Washington, NZZ am Sonntag reported.

Swiss inflation was unchanged in May, reinforcing the view that the Swiss National Bank is unlikely to raise interest rates later this month.

GDP expanded 0.5% in the first quarter, but the war in Iran threatens to derail Switzerland's recovery in the coming months.

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Consumer prices were up 0.6% on year, higher than the 0.3% inflation rate in March, as the Iran war sent imported energy costs climbing.

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