Riksbank leaves it Repo Rate unchanged at 0.00% as expected, Riksbank expands and extends asset purchases to SEK 700bln from SEK 500bln up to 31 December 2021 (Prev. H1-2021); Bremen and Floden dissented on the asset purchase decision

Increases pace of asset purchases during Q1 2021 vs Q4 2020
Breman advocated that the programme should instead be expanded by SEK 100 billion during the second half of 2021; Flodén thought that the Riksbank should pledge that monetary policy will remain expansionary as long as necessary without deciding now on purchase sums for the second half of 2021.
The programme now also includes treasury bills, and sovereign and municipal green bonds to ensure the broadest possible impact on rate-setting; the Riksbank will only offer to buy corporate bonds issued by companies deemed to comply with international standards and norms for sustainability.
CPIF inflation is not likely to lastingly attain 2 per cent until 2023; reiteration from September's meeting