> Riksbank Interest Rate Decision September 2026: Held at 1.75%
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Held at 1.75%, as expected (Sveriges Riksbank, Sep 24, 2026). EUR/SEK: hour-before range 177 pips, first spike 299 pips below, +73 pips after one hour.

# Riksbank Interest Rate Decision, September 2026

The Sveriges Riksbank held the policy rate at 1.75% on September 24, 2026, as expected.

Decision**1.75%**■ hold

Against expected**As expected**expected 1.75%

Previous**1.75%**policy rate

EUR/SEK one hour later **+73 pips** from the last price before

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

The result

## What the Riksbank decided in September 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, September 24, 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](https://interestratedecision.com/about/#method).

1.  **The hour before**EUR/SEK ranged 177 pips, from 11.27222 to 11.28992, and was at 11.27222 at the announcement.
2.  **The first spike** After 0 minutes price went through the hour's low and ran 299 pips past it.
3.  **The close back** A five-minute candle closed back inside the range after 60 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: −247 pips at 15 minutes, +73 pips at one hour, −91 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](https://interestratedecision.com/riksbank/#dates) · [Riksbank overview](https://interestratedecision.com/riksbank/).

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Questions

## Riksbank September 2026 decision: questions

What time was the Riksbank interest rate decision on Sep 24, 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 September 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 September 2026?

On one-minute candles: the hour before ranged 177 pips; the first spike went below it by 299 pips; a five-minute candle closed back inside after 60 minutes; after one hour EUR/SEK was +73 pips from its pre-announcement price.

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