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Riksbank to continue loosening policy this year

Unlike their counterparts in the Fed, policymakers at the Riksbank have ruled out making a bumper 50bp rate cut anytime soon. Instead, they are likely to cut their key policy rate by 25bp at next week’s meeting. Further ahead, we think the Riksbank will reduce rates by a further 50bp over the remainder of the year but then leave rates on hold with the policy rate at 2.5%.

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