European Markets Wrap-Up: SNB's Schlegel dodges question on the addition of "if necessary" about FX intervention

Thursday, 18 Jun, 2026 Central Banks SNB's Schlegel dodges question on the addition of "if necessary" about FX intervention Energy prices still determined by war situation If necessary our readiness to intervene in forex market is higher, difficult to say if it is more or less than before We look at the whole situation whe Central Banks SNB leaves key policy rate unchanged at 0% in June meeting, as widely expected Prior 0.00% SNB sees 2026 inflation at 0.6% (previously 0.5%) SNB sees 2027 inflation at 0.6% (previously 0.5%) SNB sees 2028 inflation at 0.7% (previously 0.6%) SNB sees 2026 growth at 1% (previously Learn more News TMGM Enters Esports Through New Collaboration with OG Esports as Official Global Partner TMGM today announced a new collaboration with OG Esports, marking TMGM’s first esports campaign. As the Official CFD Partner of OG's Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 teams, TMGM will engage esports audienc Cryptocurrency Bitcoin price forecast: why the $61,775 level matters now Bitcoin is trying to repair after its recent sharp pullback, but I am not treating this as a clean bullish reversal yet. The short-term bounce is constructive, especially after the recovery from the $ News UK April ILO unemployment rate 4.9% vs 5.0% expected Prior 5.0% Employment change 100k vs 75k expected Prior 148k Average weekly earnings +4.4% vs +4.0% 3m/y expected Prior +4.1% (revised to +4.4%) Average weekly earnings (ex bonus) +3.4% vs +3.2% 3m/y Forex Orders FX option expiries for 18 June 10am New York cut EUR/USD 1.1500 (EUR 13.48 bn) USD/JPY 161.00 (US$ 1.89 bn) 160.50 (US$ 1.49 bn) 160.00 (US$ 1.72 bn) GBP/USD 1.3400 (GBP 698.38 mn) 1.3250 (GBP 549.56 mn) USD/CHF 0.8000 (US$ 431.88 mn) 0.7930 (US$ 49 News What are the main events for today? EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we have the UK employment report and the SNB and BoE rate decisions. The UK employment report is expected to show 75K jobs added in the three months to April News investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed Warsh leaves markets guessing as Fed framework overhaul raises more questions than answers China rolls out third trade-in fund tranche as weak retail data keeps stimulus pressure on Japan's Kihara fla Learn more Central Banks Warsh leaves markets guessing as Fed framework overhaul raises more questions than answers The jump in September hike probability from 30% to above 50% after the decision reflects the dot plot shift rather than any clarity from Warsh himself, which is precisely the problem for rates markets

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