Swedish Riksbank Holds Course, No Rush to Exit Pandemic Policies

Swedish Riksbank Holds Course, No Rush to Exit Pandemic Policies
A view of an entrance of Sweden's central bank in Stockholm, Sweden, on Aug. 12, 2016. Violette Goarant/Reuters
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STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s central bank kept key policy unchanged on Tuesday and forecast the benchmark repo rate would remain at zero in coming years, showing little sign of being in a hurry to tighten monetary conditions despite a rapid recovery from the pandemic.

Sweden’s gross domestic product is back to its pre-pandemic size, inflation has topped the 2 percent target and with public restrictions coming to an end, growth is expected to remain strong.