Monetary Policy Report, October 2018
Central bank: riksbank | Type: statement | Date: 2018-10-24

Monetary Policy Report, October 2018
Economic activity in Sweden is strong and inflation is at the target of 2 per cent. Since the monetary policy decision in September, developments have for the most part been as expected and the forecasts remain largely unchanged. Consequently, in line with the previous forecast, the Executive Board has decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at -0.50 per cent. If the economy develops in a way that continues to support the prospects for inflation, the Executive Board assesses that it will soon be appropriate to start raising the repo rate at a slow pace. The forecast for the repo rate is the same as in September and indicates that the repo rate will be raised by 0.25 percentage points either in December or February.
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Applies from 31 October 2018
Repo rate, table
Press release Repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent
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Monetary policy report October 2018
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Slides, Monetary Policy Report October 2018
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Numerical data, Monetary Policy Report October 2018
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Development of the Swedish krona in the longer term, article in Monetary Policy Report, October 2018
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What usually happens when the repo rate is raised, article in Monetary Policy Report, October 2018
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Why measures of core inflation, article in Monetary Policy Report, October 2018
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Slides from the press conference 24 October 2018
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