Swedish Central Bank Governor Signals Possible Shift to Easier Monetary Policy

With just over two weeks until the next announcement, the Governor of the Swedish Central Bank, Erik Thedéen, still leaves the door open for an interest rate cut.

» Published: June 03 2025

Swedish Central Bank Governor Signals Possible Shift to Easier Monetary Policy
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It weighs a bit against the fact that a lighter monetary policy might be needed. But we do not specify when that would happen, he says.

He gave a similar message at the beginning of May. Since then, some new statistics have been released.

Some have been a bit weaker, for example, we got GDP data a week ago, while some have been a bit better, says Erik Thedéen.

How important will Thursday's inflation figure be for the next interest rate decision?

Individual figures are rarely decisive. But there is a pattern here where we saw that inflation would rise and then fall. We'll see if it fits into the pattern, so in that way, it will be another piece of the puzzle, he says.

How much consideration do you give to the USA's tariff policy?

We described in the previous decision that it will probably lead to a slightly weaker economic development, but it depends on what tariffs are imposed and how it unfolds.

So far, the effects on the Swedish economy are small, but that does not mean they cannot come forward.

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