Swiss Inflation Slows Again as Central Bank Mulls Negative Rates

Swiss consumer price inflation slowed unexpectedly in November, as the country’s central bank considers cutting its key interest rate below zero at a meeting next week.

Consumer prices were unchanged compared with the same month a year earlier, against a 0.1% rise in October, Switzerland’s statistics agency said Wednesday. A consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected consumer prices to rise by 0.1%.