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Riksbank Interest Rate Decision, January 2026

The Sveriges Riksbank held the policy rate at 1.75% on January 29, 2026, as expected.

Decision1.75%■ hold
Against expectedAs expectedexpected 1.75%
Previous1.75%policy rate
EUR/SEK one hour later +178 pips from the last price before

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

The result

What the Riksbank decided in January 2026

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, January 29, 2026; 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 Jan 29, 2026 The hour before the 09:30 announcement ranged 198 pips. The first spike went above it by 0.9 pips, and a five-minute candle closed back inside after 10 minutes. 10.55 10.56 10.57 10.58 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 THE HOUR BEFORE Riksbank 09:30 PRESS CONF. Spike 10.56525 · 0.9 pips past the hour's high Closed back inside · 10 min
  1. The hour beforeEUR/SEK ranged 198 pips, from 10.54533 to 10.56516, and was at 10.56026 at the announcement.
  2. The first spike After 8 minutes price went through the hour's high and ran 0.9 pips past it.
  3. The close back A five-minute candle closed back inside the range after 10 minutes.
  4. The other side Price did not trade through the opposite edge within four hours.
  5. The moves From the last price before the announcement: +100 pips at 15 minutes, +178 pips at one hour, +66 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, December 2025Held at 1.75% Next decision →Riksbank, March 2026Thu, Mar 19, 9:30 AM GMT+1
Questions

Riksbank January 2026 decision: questions

What time was the Riksbank interest rate decision on Jan 29, 2026?

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 January 2026?

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 January 2026?

On one-minute candles: the hour before ranged 198 pips; the first spike went above it by 0.9 pips; a five-minute candle closed back inside after 10 minutes; after one hour EUR/SEK was +178 pips from its pre-announcement price.

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