Danmarks Nationalbank meeting —

At its 17 April 2025 meeting, the Danmarks Nationalbank lowered its policy rate from 2.25% to 2.00%.

Decision

cut — 2.25% to 2.00%

Key passages

Danmarks Nationalbank lowers the current-account rate, the rate of interest on certificates of deposit, the lending rate and the discount rate by 0.25 percentage point with effect from 22 April 2025.

Direct policy rate cut, dovish action.

The interest rate reduction is a consequence of the reduction by the European Central Bank of its main monetary policy rate, the deposit facility rate, by 0.25 percentage point. Thereby, the monetary policy spread vis-á-vis the euro area will remain unchanged.

Confirms ECB-following strategy to keep spread unchanged; no independent signal.

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