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SUMMARY:SNB Rate Decision September 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next SNB Rate Decision: Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 at 9:30 am CEST (3:30 am ET\, 8:30 am London). \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nHeld at 0% (June 18\, 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: SNB Rate Decision. \nUpdated August 25\, 2026 \n\nThe Swiss National Bank’s Governing Board announces its next interest rate decision on Thursday\, September 24\, 2026\, at 3:30am ET (8:30am London time\, 9:30am CEST local time in Zurich and Bern). The decision follows the Governing Board’s quarterly monetary policy assessment and comes with a published policy statement\, updated inflation forecast and a news conference. The SNB’s policy rate has stood at 0% since June 2025. Full schedule and background: SNB Rate Decision hub. \nWhat is the SNB Governing Board and what does it decide?\nThe Swiss National Bank is Switzerland’s central bank\, responsible for setting monetary policy with a legal mandate to ensure price stability while taking due account of economic developments. In practice this means keeping consumer price inflation within a range the SNB judges consistent with price stability\, generally close to but not exceeding 2% a year\, while avoiding unnecessary damage to growth and employment. \nMonetary policy decisions are taken by the three-member Governing Board. As of the most recent assessments\, the Board comprises Chairman Martin Schlegel\, Vice Chairman Antoine Martin and Member Petra Tschudin. Unlike the US Federal Reserve or the Bank of England\, the SNB does not publish individual votes or minutes of debate in the same format; instead it releases a summary of the discussion roughly four weeks after each decision. \nThe SNB conducts an in-depth monetary policy assessment four times a year\, in March\, June\, September and December. Each assessment produces a rate decision\, a medium-term conditional inflation forecast and a press conference where the Chairman explains the reasoning to journalists. \nWhen is the September 2026 SNB decision announced?\nThe September assessment is scheduled for Thursday\, September 24\, 2026\, with the decision communicated to the public at 9:30am CEST (3:30am ET\, 8:30am London). The SNB publishes its policy statement and updated conditional inflation forecast at the same time\, followed by a news conference with the Chairman and other Governing Board members. A written summary of the internal discussion is typically released around four weeks after the decision\, in this case expected in late October 2026. \nWhat to expect\nThe SNB has held its policy rate at 0% at every assessment since the June 2025 cut\, including the meetings in September 2025\, December 2025\, March 2026 and June 2026. At the June 2026 assessment\, the Governing Board said monetary conditions were appropriate given that medium-term inflationary pressure had remained virtually unchanged since the previous assessment\, according to the SNB’s June 2026 press release. Economists and market pricing for the September 2026 meeting were not yet available at the time of writing; a consensus forecast has not yet been published for this specific date. \nThe table below shows the rate decisions from the SNB’s own published assessments over the past eight quarters. \n\n\n\nMeeting\nDecision\nRate after meeting\n\n\n\n\nJune 19\, 2025\nCut 25bp\n0%\n\n\nSeptember 25\, 2025\nHeld\n0%\n\n\nDecember 11\, 2025\nHeld\n0%\n\n\nMarch 19\, 2026\nHeld\n0%\n\n\nJune 18\, 2026\nHeld\n0%\n\n\n\nMarket impact scenarios\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nHold at 0%\nBroadly neutral for the Swiss franc\, seen as continuity given four consecutive holds\nThe SNB judges current inflation and growth conditions do not require a change\, keeping borrowing costs where they are\n\n\nCut\, potentially into negative territory\nFranc likely to weaken; Swiss and eurozone bond yields could edge lower on read-through\nThe SNB would be signalling concern about weak inflation\, a strong franc hurting exporters\, or a slowing economy\n\n\nHawkish guidance shift without a rate move\nFranc could firm modestly if the statement flags future tightening risk\nPolicymakers would be pointing to inflation moving back toward or above their comfort zone without acting immediately\n\n\n\nWhat will the statement and press conference signal?\nAnalysts typically focus on three things in the SNB statement: the updated conditional inflation forecast (which shows where the Board expects prices to head assuming rates stay unchanged)\, any language on the franc’s exchange rate\, and whether the Board leaves the door open to further cuts\, including a return to negative interest rates\, a tool the SNB has used before and referenced again as a possibility in 2025. Because the SNB does not publish a vote breakdown\, dissent risk is harder to gauge than at the Fed or the Bank of England; instead\, commentators watch changes in wording between one statement and the next for shifts in tone. The Chairman’s press conference remarks\, delivered roughly 30 minutes after the written statement\, often carry as much market-moving weight as the decision itself. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nFor UK and European readers\, the SNB decision matters mainly through currency and safe-haven flows. The Swiss franc is widely used as a haven asset\, so a surprise rate move can shift EUR/CHF and GBP/CHF rates\, affecting the cost of Swiss holidays\, imports from Switzerland\, and returns on any Swiss franc-denominated savings or bonds held by European investors. \nFor UK mortgage holders and savers\, the SNB decision itself has little direct effect on Bank of England policy\, but it is one of several central bank signals that traders use to gauge the global direction of interest rates. A widespread move toward rate cuts by developed-market central banks tends to filter through to lower gilt yields over time\, which can eventually feed into fixed mortgage rates and savings account returns\, though the Bank of England’s own decisions matter far more. \nFor eurozone households\, Switzerland’s proximity and trade links mean a weaker or stronger franc can change the price of Swiss goods and cross-border shopping\, and can influence the European Central Bank’s own thinking about currency stability at the margin. For pension funds and investors holding Swiss equities or bonds\, a rate change alters the relative attractiveness of Swiss assets versus eurozone or US alternatives\, and can move the value of any unhedged franc exposure in a portfolio. \nRelated events\n\nThe previous SNB assessment was held on June 18\, 2026\, when the Governing Board left the policy rate unchanged at 0%.\nThe next scheduled SNB assessment after September 2026 falls in December 2026\, following the bank’s usual March\, June\, September\, December pattern.\nSwiss consumer price inflation and labour market data released in the weeks before the September assessment typically shape the Governing Board’s updated inflation forecast.\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the SNB September 2026 decision announced?\nThe decision is communicated at 9:30am CEST on September 24\, 2026\, which is 3:30am ET and 8:30am London time. \nWill the SNB cut interest rates in September 2026?\nNo consensus forecast had been published for this specific meeting at the time of writing; the SNB has held its rate at 0% at each of its last four assessments. \nWhat is the current SNB policy rate?\nThe SNB policy rate has stood at 0% since the cut announced on June 19\, 2025\, and was most recently confirmed unchanged at the June 18\, 2026 assessment. \nWhen is the next SNB decision after September 2026?\nThe SNB’s next scheduled monetary policy assessment falls in December 2026\, in line with its usual quarterly cycle of March\, June\, September and December meetings. \nWhere can I watch the SNB press conference?\nThe SNB streams its policy statement and news conference live on its official website\, snb.ch\, with a recording typically posted shortly afterwards.
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/snb-rate-decision-september-2026/
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SUMMARY:Riksbank Rate Decision September 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next Riksbank Rate Decision: Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 at 9:30 am CEST (3:30 am ET\, 8:30 am London). \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nHeld at 1.75% (August 20\, 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Riksbank Rate Decision. \nUpdated August 25\, 2026 \n\nThe Riksbank\, Sweden’s central bank\, announces its next interest rate decision on Thursday\, September 24\, 2026\, at 9:30 am CEST (3:30 am ET\, 8:30 am London time). The decision follows the Executive Board’s monetary policy meeting and comes with a full Monetary Policy Report setting out the Riksbank’s updated forecasts. Full schedule and background: Riksbank Rate Decision hub. \nGoing into this meeting the policy rate stands at 1.75%\, where it has been held since early 2026 after a run of rate cuts through 2025. There is no separate press conference time confirmed in the Riksbank’s published calendar for this specific date; the decision\, minutes schedule and press release are issued at the time above. \nWhat is the Riksbank and what does it decide?\nThe Riksbank is Sweden’s central bank and one of the oldest central banks in the world. Its primary task\, set by law\, is to maintain price stability\, which it interprets as an inflation target of 2% measured by the CPIF (consumer price index with a fixed interest rate). It also has a secondary objective of supporting balanced economic growth and high employment\, provided this does not conflict with the inflation target. \nDecisions on the policy rate are taken by the Riksbank’s Executive Board\, a group of board members who vote on the appropriate level of interest rates. If votes are split evenly\, the Governor’s vote decides the outcome. The Board normally meets eight times a year to set monetary policy\, publishing a rate decision and Monetary Policy Report at most of these meetings. \nBecause Sweden is a small\, open economy with its own currency\, the krona\, the Riksbank pays close attention to developments at the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve\, since large gaps in interest rates can move the krona sharply and feed through to imported inflation. \nWhen is the September Riksbank decision announced?\nThe announcement is scheduled for September 24\, 2026 at 9:30 am CEST (3:30 am ET\, 8:30 am London). The Riksbank typically publishes the policy rate decision\, an accompanying press release\, and a Monetary Policy Report with updated growth and inflation forecasts on the same morning. Minutes from the meeting are normally released roughly a week after the decision\, giving more detail on how individual board members voted and their reasoning. \nWhat to expect\nThe Riksbank left the policy rate unchanged at 1.75% at its most recent confirmed decision\, in August 2026\, having already held rates steady since the start of the year following three cuts during 2025\, according to the Riksbank’s own press releases. A consensus forecast for the September meeting has not yet been published; economists and markets typically firm up expectations closer to the decision date as fresh Swedish inflation and labour market data arrive. \nThe table below sets out recent confirmed Riksbank decisions\, sourced from the Riksbank’s own published materials. Rows for meetings not yet confirmed by the Riksbank have been omitted. \n\n\n\nMeeting\nDecision\nRate after meeting\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 2026\nHeld\n1.75%\n\n\nMarch 2026\nHeld\n1.75%\n\n\nJune 2026\nHeld\n1.75%\n\n\nAugust 2026\nHeld\n1.75%\n\n\nSeptember 2026\nDecision pending\nCurrently 1.75%\n\n\n\nMarket impact scenarios\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nHold\nRead as broadly neutral to mildly hawkish if guidance suggests rates stay at 1.75% for longer\, according to how markets typically respond to unchanged Riksbank statements\nBorrowing costs in Sweden stay where they are; the krona may hold steady or firm slightly if the tone is cautious about future cuts\n\n\nCut\nRead as dovish\, likely weakening the krona against the euro and dollar\nCheaper loans and mortgages for Swedish households\, but a weaker krona can push up the price of imported goods\n\n\nHike\nWould be a surprise given the current easing cycle\, and would likely be read as strongly hawkish\nMore expensive borrowing in Sweden\, but could support the krona and slow inflation further\n\n\n\nWhat will the statement and press conference signal?\nAnalysts will focus on the Riksbank’s forward guidance\, meaning the hints it gives about the likely path of rates over coming meetings rather than just the decision itself. Key questions include whether the Board still sees the current 1.75% level as appropriate for an extended period\, how it characterises the state of Sweden’s labour market (which the Riksbank has flagged as weaker than expected)\, and whether inflation is seen as durably close to the 2% target or still running below it. \nWatch also for any dissent among Executive Board members in the minutes\, published roughly a week after the decision\, and for commentary on the krona’s exchange rate\, since a persistently weak krona can complicate the inflation outlook by making imports more expensive. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nFor people in Sweden\, the policy rate feeds directly into mortgage rates\, particularly for those on variable-rate or shorter fixed-rate home loans\, and into returns on savings accounts. A hold at 1.75% means little immediate change to existing mortgage costs or deposit rates; a cut would gradually lower borrowing costs on loans and credit cards but also reduce what savers earn. \nFor UK and eurozone readers\, the Riksbank decision matters mainly through the krona’s exchange rate and as a signal of how smaller developed-economy central banks are handling the tail end of their rate-cutting cycles. A weaker krona can make Swedish exports cheaper and imports into Sweden pricier\, with knock-on effects for European supply chains and for investors holding Swedish equities or krona-denominated bonds. Pension funds and investors with exposure to Nordic markets should watch the tone of the statement for clues on the direction of Swedish bond yields and equity valuations over the following months. \nRelated events\n\nFull Riksbank schedule and past decisions: Riksbank Rate Decision hub\nSweden’s inflation (CPIF) data released ahead of each meeting typically shapes the Board’s decision\nLabour market and unemployment figures from Statistics Sweden are watched closely given the Riksbank’s comments on a softer jobs market\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the Riksbank decision announced?\nThe decision is announced at 9:30 am CEST on September 24\, 2026\, which is 3:30 am ET and 8:30 am London time. \nWhat is the current Riksbank policy rate?\nThe policy rate has stood at 1.75% since it was held at that level in early 2026\, following three rate cuts during 2025. \nWill the Riksbank cut rates in September 2026?\nA consensus forecast has not yet been published\, so any move should be treated as a possibility rather than a prediction until closer to the meeting. \nWhen is the next Riksbank decision after September 2026?\nThe Riksbank normally holds eight monetary policy meetings a year; check the Riksbank Rate Decision hub for the confirmed date of the following meeting. \nWhere can I watch the announcement?\nThe decision and Monetary Policy Report are published on the Riksbank’s official website\, riksbank.se\, at the time of the announcement.
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/riksbank-rate-decision-september-2026/
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SUMMARY:Norges Bank Rate Decision September 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next Norges Bank Rate Decision: Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 at 10:00 am CEST (4:00 am ET\, 9:00 am London). \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nHeld at 4.25% (August 12\, 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Norges Bank Rate Decision. \nUpdated August 25\, 2026 \n\nNorges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee announces its September policy rate decision on Thursday\, September 24\, 2026\, at 4:00 am ET (9:00 am London time\, 10:00 am CEST in Oslo). The current policy rate stands at 4.25%\, and the decision will be published alongside Monetary Policy Report 3/26\, Norges Bank’s quarterly set of economic forecasts. Full schedule and background: Norges Bank rate decisions. \nWhat is the Norges Bank Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee and what does it decide?\nThe Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee is the body inside Norges Bank\, Norway’s central bank\, that sets the policy rate\, the interest rate at which banks can place overnight deposits with the central bank. Its mandate is to keep inflation low and stable\, close to a target of 2% over time\, while also supporting high employment and financial stability. The committee has five members\, including the Governor\, who currently is Ida Wolden Bache\, and its decisions are taken by majority vote\, though most recent decisions have been unanimous. \nThe committee meets eight times a year to decide on the policy rate. Four of these meetings\, including September’s\, are accompanied by a full Monetary Policy Report containing updated forecasts for growth\, inflation\, unemployment and the expected path of the policy rate over the following two to three years. A press conference follows each decision\, giving the Governor the chance to explain the reasoning behind the vote and answer questions from journalists. \nWhen is the September Norges Bank decision announced?\nThe rate decision is due at 10:00 am CEST (4:00 am ET\, 9:00 am London time) on September 24\, 2026. It will be published together with Monetary Policy Report 3/26\, which sets out the committee’s updated policy rate forecast\, known as the policy rate path. A press conference with Governor Ida Wolden Bache typically follows around 30 to 45 minutes after the written statement\, usually broadcast in Norwegian with an accompanying introductory statement published in English. A summary of the committee’s deliberations is also released\, giving more detail on the internal debate than the short policy statement alone. \nWhat to expect\nNorges Bank raised its policy rate from 4% to 4.25% at its May 2026 meeting\, and has held it unchanged at 4.25% at both the June and August 2026 meetings. According to the bank’s own account of the August meeting\, inflation had slowed and come in lower than projected over the summer\, even as the committee had earlier flagged the possibility that a somewhat tighter policy stance might still be needed\, according to Norges Bank’s August 2026 rate decision statement. The June 2026 Monetary Policy Report had pointed to a policy rate forecast just above 4.5% by the end of the year\, according to Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy Report 2/2026\, though the cooler summer inflation data has left room for debate over whether that path still holds. A consensus forecast from a major poll provider has not yet been published for the September meeting at the time of writing. \n\n\n\nMeeting\nDecision\nRate after meeting\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 21\, 2026\nHeld\n4.00%\n\n\nMarch 25\, 2026\nHeld\n4.00%\n\n\nMay 6\, 2026\nRaised by 25bp\n4.25%\n\n\nJune 17\, 2026\nHeld\n4.25%\n\n\nAugust 12\, 2026\nHeld\n4.25%\n\n\n\nMarket impact scenarios\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nHold at 4.25%\nBroadly expected given two consecutive holds and cooling summer inflation\, according to Norges Bank’s own August statement\nNorwegian mortgage and deposit rates stay where they are for now\, with attention shifting to the updated policy rate path in Monetary Policy Report 3/26 for clues on the next move\n\n\nCut\nWould be read as a signal that the committee judges inflation to be falling back towards target faster than expected\nCheaper borrowing in Norway\, a potentially weaker krone against the pound\, dollar and euro\, and a sign that other European central banks may follow a similar path if inflation trends are shared regionally\n\n\nHike\nWould surprise markets given the recent run of holds and the softer inflation data cited in August\nMore expensive mortgages and loans in Norway\, a likely boost to the krone\, and a signal that policymakers still see inflation risks as the greater danger\n\n\n\nWhat will the statement and press conference signal?\nInvestors and analysts will focus on the updated policy rate path in Monetary Policy Report 3/26 to see whether the roughly 4.5% end-year projection from June has been revised down in light of the cooler summer inflation figures. Any language about the balance of risks between persistent cost pressures and a softening labour market will be scrutinised for hints about the pace and timing of further cuts or holds into 2027. Dissent within the five-member committee has been rare in 2026\, so a split vote would itself be treated as a meaningful signal. The Governor’s introductory statement at the press conference usually gives the clearest steer on how the committee weighs these competing risks. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nFor Norwegian households\, the policy rate directly affects mortgage rates\, since most Norwegian mortgages track the policy rate closely\, and any change feeds through to monthly repayments within weeks. A hold keeps existing mortgage costs stable\, a cut would ease pressure on borrowers\, and a hike would push repayments higher. Savers with Norwegian bank accounts see the same relationship in reverse: higher rates mean better returns on cash deposits\, lower rates mean less interest earned. \nBeyond Norway\, the decision matters for currency markets. The Norwegian krone tends to strengthen when Norges Bank holds rates higher for longer relative to other central banks\, and weaken when it signals cuts\, affecting the cost of Norwegian imports and the value of Norwegian assets held by UK\, eurozone or US investors. Norway’s oil-linked economy also means its rate path is sometimes watched as a read on how commodity-exposed economies are handling inflation\, which can inform expectations for the European Central Bank and the Bank of England\, both of which are also managing the trade-off between inflation and growth. For pension funds and investors with exposure to Norwegian equities\, bonds or the krone\, the rate path shapes expected returns\, while global investors watching for divergence between Norges Bank\, the Federal Reserve and the ECB may use the decision to gauge the wider direction of developed-market monetary policy. \nRelated events\n\nThe previous Norges Bank decision was announced on August 12\, 2026\, when the rate was held at 4.25%.\nThe next scheduled Norges Bank decision follows the eight-meetings-a-year calendar; check the Norges Bank rate decisions hub for the confirmed date.\nNorwegian and eurozone inflation and labour market data released in the weeks before the meeting typically shape the committee’s updated forecasts in Monetary Policy Report 3/26.\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the Norges Bank decision announced?\nThe decision is due at 10:00 am CEST in Oslo on September 24\, 2026\, which is 4:00 am ET and 9:00 am London time. \nWill Norges Bank cut interest rates in September 2026?\nIt is not possible to predict the outcome. Norges Bank held its rate at 4.25% at both the June and August 2026 meetings after raising it from 4% in May\, and a consensus forecast for September has not yet been published. \nWhat is the current Norges Bank policy rate?\nThe policy rate has stood at 4.25% since the May 2026 meeting\, held unchanged at both subsequent meetings in June and August 2026. \nWhen is the next Norges Bank meeting after September?\nNorges Bank’s committee meets eight times a year; the confirmed date for the next meeting after September 2026 can be found on the Norges Bank rate decisions hub. \nWhere can I watch the Norges Bank press conference?\nNorges Bank publishes the statement\, Monetary Policy Report and an English introductory statement from the Governor on its official website\, with the press conference itself typically broadcast in Norwegian.
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/norges-bank-rate-decision-september-2026/
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