What options does Sweden’s Riksbank have left?

The growing unease over the potential impact of negative interest rates suggests that Sweden’s Riksbank will think twice about cutting the repo rate further below zero. It can draw on other policy measures so it is not yet out of options. But its ammunition is starting to wane.

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