Home Riksbank: First rate hike delayed – Danske Bank
FXStreet News

Riksbank: First rate hike delayed – Danske Bank

The Riksbank delayed its first rate hike in seven years once again univocal by stating that October is out of scope, notes the research team at Danske Bank.

Key Quotes

“We now expect it to raise interest rates for in December. The Governor of the Riksbank Stefan Ingves made it clear that hikes would come in increments of 25 bps.”

“He recalled that whilst serving as a deputy governor in the Riksbank in the 90 s that they had made changes of 5 and 10 bps. He quipped that it had made for a lot of work and little economic impact.”

FX Street

FX Street

FXStreet is the leading independent portal dedicated to the Foreign Exchange (Forex) market. It was launched in 2000 and the portal has always been proud of their unyielding commitment to provide objective and unbiased information, to enable their users to take better and more confident decisions.