The Riksbank has already reduced rates by 150bp since last May, and these cuts are starting to show early signs of success, with high-frequency indicators and the housing market having rebounded quite markedly of late, ING's FX analyst Francesco Pesole notes.
The Bloomberg survey indicates that all but two forecasters are expecting a 25-bps rate cut from the Riksbank at the January 29 policy meeting, Rabobank’s FX analyst Jane Foley notes.
Sweden’s inflation figures released this morning came in less hot than expected, with headline CPIF slowing down to 1.5% and the key core measure (CPIF excluding energy) decelerating from 2.4% to 2.1% in December, ING’s FX analyst Francesco Pesole notes.