Minutes of the monetary policy meeting held on 15 December 2014
At the monetary policy meeting on 15 December, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at zero per cent and concluded that the repo rate needs to remain at zero for a somewhat longer period of time, compared with the forecast in October.The recovery in economic activity abroad is continuing, but there are significant differences in growth between countries. In the United States and the United Kingdom, growth is solid while the economic outlook for the euro area remains subdued. The oil price has fallen heavily. The lower oil price is expected to give some