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.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.