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Riksbank Interest Rate Decision, March 2026

The Sveriges Riksbank held the policy rate at 1.75% on March 19, 2026, as expected.

Decision1.75%■ hold
Against expectedAs expectedexpected 1.75%
Previous1.75%policy rate
EUR/SEK one hour later +66 pips from the last price before

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

The result

What the Riksbank decided in March 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, March 19, 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 Mar 19, 2026 The hour before the 09:30 announcement ranged 202 pips. The first spike went below it by 657 pips, and a five-minute candle closed back inside after 20 minutes. 10.70 10.72 10.74 10.76 10.78 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 THE HOUR BEFORE Riksbank 09:30 PRESS CONF. Spike 10.70306 · 657 pips past the hour's low Closed back inside · 20 min
  1. The hour beforeEUR/SEK ranged 202 pips, from 10.76874 to 10.78893, and was at 10.76999 at the announcement.
  2. The first spike After 0 minutes price went through the hour's low and ran 657 pips past it.
  3. The close back A five-minute candle closed back inside the range after 20 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: −63 pips at 15 minutes, +66 pips at one hour, +366 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, January 2026Held at 1.75% Next decision →Riksbank, May 2026Thu, May 7, 9:30 AM GMT+2
Questions

Riksbank March 2026 decision: questions

What time was the Riksbank interest rate decision on Mar 19, 2026?

It was announced at 9:30 AM GMT+1 (4:30 AM EDT New York, 8:30 AM London London), with the press conference at 11:00 AM GMT+1.

What did the Riksbank decide in March 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 March 2026?

On one-minute candles: the hour before ranged 202 pips; the first spike went below it by 657 pips; a five-minute candle closed back inside after 20 minutes; after one hour EUR/SEK was +66 pips from its pre-announcement price.

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