Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 2 July 2018
At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 2 July 2018, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate at −0.50 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate is unchanged since April and indicates that slow repo rate rises will be initiated towards the end of the year.A majority of the Executive Board supported the picture of the economic outlook and inflation prospects described in the draft Monetary Policy Report. Economic activity abroad is still favourable and in Sweden, activity is high, the labour market is strong and inflation is on target. It was noted that this picture is