Sweden's Riksbank leaves repo rate unchanged at -0.5%

Sweden's Riksbank with latest policy announcement 4 July

  • bond purchases remain according to plan
  • purchases of govt binds will continue during H2 as decided in April
  • first rate increase not expected to be until middle 2018
  • does not rule out repo rate cuts in period ahead
  • important that krona does not appreciate too rapidly

Scared of an overvalued ccy? Have a word with the SNB.

SEK falls on the news. EURSEK up to 9.9640 USDSEK up testing 8.5400 before both retreating.

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