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Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, is expected to raise its main policy rate to zero on Dec. 19, bucking a global trend in a limited way.

Sweden's central bank is set to end its five-year experiment with below-zero rates. The world's major central banks, uncertain how to return monetary policy to "normal," will be watching the results closely.

Coming Back Through the Looking Glass of Negative Interest Rates

Sweden's central bank is set to end its five-year experiment with rates below zero. The world's major central banks, uncertain how to return monetary policy to "normal," will be watching the results closely.

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Sweden is bucking the global trend in a limited way as its central bank, the Riksbank, is expected to raise its main policy rate from −0.25 percent to zero on Dec. 19. The move would end Sweden's five-year experiment with negative interest rates in a move that major central banks will watch for clues about how to "unwind" low and negative interest rates.

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Coming Back Through the Looking Glass of Negative Interest Rates

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