Swedish Krona: Riksbank seen on cautious hawkish hold – BBH

FXStreetAug 17, 2026 9:50 AM

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Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects the Riksbank to keep its policy rate at 1.75% for a seventh consecutive meeting while leaving the door open to a later hike as inflation runs above projections. However, with inflation still well below target, he sees a high bar for hawkish repricing, leaving Swedish Krona (SEK) facing a policy headwind.

High bar for hawkish repricing

"The Riksbank is widely expected to keep the policy rate at 1.75% for a 7th consecutive meeting (Thursday). Importantly, the Riksbank will likely keep the door open for a rate hike later this year because inflation is tracking above its projection."

"In July, Sweden CPIF was 0.7% y/y vs. Riksbank’s forecast of 0.5%, while CPIF ex-energy was 0.6% y/y vs. Riksbank forecast of 0.2%."

"Nonetheless, with inflation still well below the 2% target, the bar for a hawkish Riksbank repricing is high which is a headwind for SEK. The swaps curve continues to fully price in a 25bps hike to 2.00% in December."

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