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Riksbank Interest Rate Decision, December 2025

The Sveriges Riksbank held the policy rate at 1.75% on December 18, 2025, as expected.

Decision1.75%■ hold
Against expectedAs expectedexpected 1.75%
Previous1.75%policy rate
EUR/SEK one hour later +109 pips from the last price before

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

The result

What the Riksbank decided in December 2025

The move Hold Held at 1.75%.
Against expected No surprise Economists expected: hold at 1.75%. The decision was as expected.
Timing 9:30 AM GMT+1 Thursday, December 18, 2025; press conference at 11:00 AM GMT+1.
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 Dec 18, 2025 The hour before the 09:30 announcement ranged 220 pips. The first spike went below it by 23 pips, and a five-minute candle closed back inside after 5 minutes. 10.88 10.89 10.90 10.91 10.92 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 THE HOUR BEFORE Riksbank 09:30 PRESS CONF. Spike 10.88161 · 23 pips past the hour's low Closed back inside · 5 min
  1. The hour beforeEUR/SEK ranged 220 pips, from 10.88387 to 10.90585, and was at 10.88852 at the announcement.
  2. The first spike After 0 minutes price went through the hour's low and ran 23 pips past it.
  3. The close back A five-minute candle closed back inside the range after 5 minutes.
  4. The other side Price then traded through the opposite edge of the range within four hours.
  5. The moves From the last price before the announcement: +160 pips at 15 minutes, +109 pips at one hour, +129 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 of the closed-back cases. Counts include the decisions where it did not close back. All Riksbank dates · Riksbank overview.

← Previous decisionRiksbank, November 2025Held at 1.75% Next decision →Riksbank, January 2026Thu, Jan 29, 9:30 AM GMT+1
Questions

Riksbank December 2025 decision: questions

What time was the Riksbank interest rate decision on Dec 18, 2025?

It was announced at 9:30 AM GMT+1 (3:30 AM EST New York, 8:30 AM London London), with the press conference at 11:00 AM GMT+1.

What did the Riksbank decide in December 2025?

Held at 1.75% (previous 1.75%). Economists expected: hold at 1.75%, so the decision was as expected.

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

On one-minute candles: the hour before ranged 220 pips; the first spike went below it by 23 pips; a five-minute candle closed back inside after 5 minutes; after one hour EUR/SEK was +109 pips from its pre-announcement price.

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