Riksbank Minutes comparison — 18 December 2025 vs 28 January 2026

This Riksbank minutes comparison covers 18 December 2025 and 28 January 2026. Overall, the newer document was broadly unchanged. Both documents show no change: the policy rate is held at 1.75% with neutral forward guidance. This suggests the committee is in a wait-and-see mode, with the next decision dependent on incoming data.

What changed

Broadly unchanged. Both documents show no change: the policy rate is held at 1.75% with neutral forward guidance. This suggests the committee is in a wait-and-see mode, with the next decision dependent on incoming data.

  • Inflation — Little changed. No mention of inflation in either document; no change in assessment.
  • Labour Market — Little changed. Labour market not discussed in key passages; no change in signal.
  • Rate Path — Little changed. Policy rate held at 1.75% in both meetings with identical language; no directional shift.
  • Balance Sheet — Little changed. No balance sheet language in either document; no signal.

Key wording

The Executive Board decided to hold the policy rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent at its monetary policy meeting on 17 December 2025.

rate path: Rate unchanged; no change in policy stance.

The Executive Board decided to hold the policy rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent at its monetary policy meeting on 28 January 2026.

rate path: Policy rate unchanged at 1.75%, no indication of future path.

Official documents

Background reading

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