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Riksbank Interest Rate Decision, May 2026

The Sveriges Riksbank held the policy rate at 1.75% on May 7, 2026, as expected.

Decision1.75%■ hold
Against expectedAs expectedexpected 1.75%
Previous1.75%policy rate
EUR/SEK one hour later −1.0 pips from the last price before

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

The result

What the Riksbank decided in May 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+2 Thursday, May 7, 2026; 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 May 7, 2026 The hour before the 09:30 announcement ranged 187 pips. The first spike went below it by 15 pips, and a five-minute candle closed back inside after 25 minutes. 10.84 10.85 10.86 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 THE HOUR BEFORE Riksbank 09:30 PRESS CONF. Spike 10.84277 · 15 pips past the hour's low Closed back inside · 25 min
  1. The hour beforeEUR/SEK ranged 187 pips, from 10.84422 to 10.86294, and was at 10.85165 at the announcement.
  2. The first spike After 17 minutes price went through the hour's low and ran 15 pips past it.
  3. The close back A five-minute candle closed back inside the range after 25 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: −54 pips at 15 minutes, −1.0 pips at one hour, −288 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, March 2026Held at 1.75% Next decision →Riksbank, June 2026Wed, Jun 17, 9:30 AM GMT+2
Questions

Riksbank May 2026 decision: questions

What time was the Riksbank interest rate decision on May 7, 2026?

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 May 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 May 2026?

On one-minute candles: the hour before ranged 187 pips; the first spike went below it by 15 pips; a five-minute candle closed back inside after 25 minutes; after one hour EUR/SEK was −1.0 pips from its pre-announcement price.

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