Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 26 April 2017
At the monetary policy meeting on 26 April, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to continue purchasing government bonds during the second half of 2017, both nominal and real bonds, each corresponding to SEK 7.5 billion. Maturities and coupon payments on the government bond portfolio will also be reinvested. The repo rate will be held at –0.50 per cent and is not expected to be raised until mid-2018.At the meeting, it was noted that the Executive Board was in agreement on the picture of economic developments and the outlook for inflation described in the draft Monetary Policy Report.