Discord among Riksbank board points to end of loosening

While the Riksbank extended QE today, a number of the Executive Board dissented, suggesting that today’s announcement marks the beginning of the end for policy loosening in Sweden. Indeed, despite its dovish rhetoric, we think that the Riksbank will be forced to raise interest rates next year.

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