Did the Riksbank abandon negative rates too soon?
Policy-makers face difficult choices if inflation does not recover soon
In December 2019, Sveriges Riksbank put an end to almost five years of negative rates, hiking the key repo rate to 0%. But sharply lower inflation in January prompted policy-makers and analysts to ask whether the hike came too soon.
On February 19, Sweden’s statistical agency said the consumer price index with a fixed interest rate (CPIF) had declined in January to 1.2%, its lowest level in more than four years, down from 1.7% in December. The central bank’s target is 2%.
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