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ZURICH, Sept. 16 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank warned of a marked slowdown of the Swiss economy next year and said its ultra-low rates were currently appropriate given a benign inflation outlook.
"For the second half of the year, and in particular for 2011 ... the SNB now expects a marked slowdown in growth," the SNB said in a statement following its interest rate decision.
The central bank said after its quarterly policy meeting that its target band for the 3-month Swiss franc LIBOR will remain at 0.00-0.75 percent. It will continue to aim to keep the LIBOR around 0.25 percent.
In a Reuters poll conducted between Sept. 7 and 9, 37 of 38
economists saw the SNB keeping its 3-month LIBOR target at 0.25
percent.
(Reporting by Sven Egenter)