Valtteri Ahti, Chief Strategist at Danske Bank noted the Swedish Krona should remain under pressure in light of the imminent Riksbank meeting.
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“The Riksbank meeting will take centre stage today, and as described above, we expect the Riksbank to hint at a lower probability of a rate hike this year”.
“Since this is to some extent what the market is pricing, we shouldn’t expect a sharp reaction in EUR/SEK: the cross should move higher but 10.70 should not be in danger”.
“If the Riksbank sticks to its current path, it would be received as a hawkish signal, which should have a more significant impact on EUR/SEK: a dip toward 10.40, where there is key resistance, could be on the cards”.