Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel stated that the recent decline in the Swiss franc should be understood as a minor countercurrent within a long-term appreciation trend, rather than a signal of a fundamental shift in the exchange rate.

Schlegel acknowledged that food prices have already risen, but stressed that the current increase in inflation is almost entirely driven by gasoline prices.

This distinction indicates that the Swiss National Bank believes current inflationary pressure is mainly concentrated in volatile components such as energy, rather than broad demand-pull or cost-push across-the-board price increases.

Schlegel made clear that the Swiss National Bank is currently satisfied with the inflation situation.

This statement suggests that, after excluding the temporary disturbance from gasoline prices, Switzerland's underlying inflation level may still be within the central bank's desired range, and there may be no need in the short term to rush to adjust the monetary policy stance because of fluctuations in a single price component.

As a traditional safe-haven currency, the exchange rate trend of the Swiss franc has historically been one of the core variables in the Swiss National Bank's monetary policy considerations.

By characterizing the recent weakness of the franc as a "minor countercurrent within a long-term appreciation trend," Schlegel is essentially guiding market expectations and preventing investors from misreading short-term exchange rate fluctuations as a signal that the Swiss National Bank tolerates a trend of franc depreciation.