Sweden's central bank maintained its negative interest rate and policymakers reiterated tightening of policy by the end of this year or early next year, while major central banks around the world are planning additional stimulus.
The Executive Board of Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at -0.25 percent, as widely expected. The repo rate was last hiked in December in an unexpected move, the first increase since July 2011. Swedish interest rates entered negative territory in early 2015.
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