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Riksbank Interest Rate Decision, August 2025

The Sveriges Riksbank held the policy rate at 2.00% on August 20, 2025, as expected.

Decision2.00%■ hold
Against expectedAs expectedexpected 2.00%
Previous2.00%policy rate
EUR/SEK one hour later −163 pips from the last price before

Figures as of Nov 3, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.

The result

What the Riksbank decided in August 2025

The move Hold Held at 2.00%.
Against expected No surprise Economists expected: hold at 2.00%. The decision was as expected.
Timing 9:30 AM GMT+2 Wednesday, August 20, 2025; press conference at 11:00 AM GMT+2.
What price did

EUR/SEK after the Riksbank decision, minute by minute

One-minute candles, Stockholm time. The box is the hour before the announcement. How we measure.

EUR/SEK one-minute chart around the Sveriges Riksbank decision of Aug 20, 2025 The hour before the 09:30 announcement ranged 228 pips. The first spike went below it by 89 pips, and did not close back inside within the hour. 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 THE HOUR BEFORE Riksbank 09:30 PRESS CONF. Spike 11.16880 · 89 pips past the hour's low
  1. The hour beforeEUR/SEK ranged 228 pips, from 11.17769 to 11.20052, and was at 11.18678 at the announcement.
  2. The first spike After 29 minutes price went through the hour's low and ran 89 pips past it.
  3. The close back No five-minute candle closed back inside the range within the hour: the first move held.
  4. The other side Not measured: it needs a close back first.
  5. The moves From the last price before the announcement: −6.0 pips at 15 minutes, −163 pips at one hour, −168 pips at four hours.
For context

Across 14 measured Riksbank decisions since January 2025, the first spike closed back inside the hour-before range within 60 minutes in 12 (86%), and in 5 of those price then took the other side within four hours. In the other 2 the first move held. Median move in the first 15 minutes: 177 pips.

This decision is one where the first move held. Counts include the decisions where it did not close back. All Riksbank dates · Riksbank overview.

← Previous decisionRiksbank, June 2025Cut 25 bp to 2.00% Next decision →Riksbank, September 2025Tue, Sep 23, 9:30 AM GMT+2
Questions

Riksbank August 2025 decision: questions

What time was the Riksbank interest rate decision on Aug 20, 2025?

It was announced at 9:30 AM GMT+2 (3:30 AM EDT New York, 8:30 AM London London), with the press conference at 11:00 AM GMT+2.

What did the Riksbank decide in August 2025?

Held at 2.00% (previous 2.00%). Economists expected: hold at 2.00%, so the decision was as expected.

How did EUR/SEK react to the Riksbank decision in August 2025?

On one-minute candles: the hour before ranged 228 pips; the first spike went below it by 89 pips; it did not close back inside within the hour; after one hour EUR/SEK was −163 pips from its pre-announcement price.

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