27 March 2001, 17:39  SWEDEN CBANK LEAVE REPO UNCHANGED

Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, announced that left its official ratesunchanged, with the repo at 4.0%. It said in a statement afterwards thatinflation remains "mainly in line with target," but domestic price pressures willrequire continued vigilance. The bank said the growth outlook was good from ahistorical perspective but also "close to what the economy can bear without inflation accelerating." It added that the "overall downside risk forinflation is still fairly slight."

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