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RIKSBANK: The Riksbank decision and Monetary Policy Report are due in 15
minutes. Here is a summary of analysts previews.
- Analysts expect a fairly uneventful meeting following December's hike.
- All analysts expect the repo rate path to be left unchanged.
- No change to the QE commentary is expected at this meeting, although in April
an extension to reinvestments is expected to be confirmed.
- Analysts have started pushing back expectations of when the next hike will be.
Many banks see risks to a delay beyond September, potentially even into next
year.
- Most previews have very little discussion about whether the FX intervention
mandate will be extended.

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