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Riksbank sees risk of high inflation, signals rate hikes before year-end

The Swedish Central Bank's Executive Board agrees that it is soon time to start tightening the Swedish economy with a higher policy rate to curb inflationary pressure, according to the minutes from the interest rate meeting in Gothenburg last week. Deputy Governor of the Swedish Central Bank Per Jansson sees "a normalization of interest rates in an economy that is gradually improving." [...]