瑞典核心通胀率意外放缓至六个月来最低水平，削弱了未来几个月进一步加息的理由。
Sweden’s core inflation rate unexpectedly slowed to its weakest pace in six months, denting arguments for further interest-rate hikes over the months ahead.
根据瑞典统计局周四发布的初步数据，10月剔除能源的CPIF通胀率按年放缓至0.1%，9月为0.5%。
The CPIF inflation rate excluding energy slowed to an annual 0.1% in October from 0.5% in September, according to a preliminary release from Statistics Sweden on Thursday.
这一结果低于瑞典央行最新预估的0.6%，而彭博调查的分析师中位数预测为0.5%。
The outcome fell short of the Riksbank’s latest estimate of 0.6%, while analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had a median forecast of 0.5%.
此前一天，瑞典央行自2023年以来首次加息，步欧洲央行等主要央行后尘，以应对物价风险。
The reading comes a day after the Riksbank raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, following bigger peers such as the European Central Bank in acting to counter price risks.
央行表示，瑞典9月年通胀率为欧盟最低，但能源成本上升和经济反弹表明未来几个月通胀将回升。
Sweden’s annual inflation rate was the lowest in the European Union in September, but increasing energy costs and a rebounding economy suggest it will rise over the months ahead, the central bank said.
瑞典央行周三表示：“如果通胀和经济活动前景维持不变，明年政策利率很可能进一步上调。”总体CPIF通胀率从9月的1.5%降至1.1%。
“If the outlook for inflation and economic activity holds, it is likely that the policy rate will be raised further in the coming year,” the Riksbank said on Wednesday. Headline CPIF inflation fell to 1.1% from 1.5% in September.