Sweden central bank lifted its key interest rate by 75 basis points and signaled additional hike early next year to tame inflation. The Executive Board of Riksbank decided to raise the policy rate by 0.75 percentage points to 2.50 percent.The central bank started tightening its policy in April, when the policy rate was zero percent. "As the Riksbank is raising the policy rate more now, the risk of...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.