Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 December 2017
At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 19 December 2017, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at -0.50 per cent. It is expected that rate rises will begin at a slow pace in mid-2018, which is the same assessment as made at the meeting in October. The Executive Board has also decided to begin reinvestment of the bonds that mature in 2019 during January 2018.The Executive Board noted that the Riksbank’s overall assessment of the economic outlook and inflation prospects in the years ahead remains the same as in the forecast in October. Economic activity