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Breman: Another hike in September "and maybe even after that"

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  • "The reason I support a rate rise is because underlying inflation is showing signs of becoming entrenched."
  • "My current assessment is that a rate rise is appropriate at today’s meeting, probably in September and maybe even after that. I support the proposed rate path. I still consider it appropriate to move forward with increases of 0.25 percentage points but, as I said at the last meeting, I do not rule out a return to increases in larger steps"
  • "The other aspect I would like to address regarding the monetary policy deliberations is that it is problematic that many households and companies seem to expect the policy rate to be cut soon... I would also like to emphasise that it is not obvious that the policy rate will be cut, even when inflation has returned to two per cent. To keep inflation low and stable, we may need to hold the policy rate at a higher level than before the pandemic."
  • "The depreciation of the krona is problematic. We have no target for the krona but the long trend of a weak krona is counteracting a decline in inflation."
  • "The conditions are favourable for a continued decline in inflation but this rests entirely on monetary policy staying on the chosen course. Monetary policy needs to be significantly contractionary for a considerable period going forward in order for us to return to sustainably low and stable inflation."

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