Riksbank dissenters fail to prevent QE extension

Only the Riksbank Governor’s casting vote secured today’s unexpected QE extension. While we have pushed back our expectation for the first repo rate rise in Sweden, we still think that the Riksbank will have to raise rates sooner and faster than it currently anticipates.

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