Analysts at Danske Bank see short-term risks in EUR/SEK titled to the upside. On a long term perspective, they expect a recovery and sustainable support to risk assets and the Swedish Krona and forecast EUR/SEK at 11.00 in 12 months.
“We expect the Riksbank to hike by 50bp at the February meeting, taking the repo rate to 3%. That said, there is a clear risk for an additional 25bp in April. Overall, we expect that relative monetary policy will remain a negative for the SEK in 2023 as well.”
“Current bout of SEK weakness seems disconnected from both broader risk sentiment and relative rates and thus we view the EUR/SEK rally as overdone in the short-term. However, we still expect EUR/SEK to move higher over the coming months to 11.40 on the back of a global economic downturn, relative monetary policy and the Riksbank’s disregard for SEK weakness.”
“Risks are perhaps tilted to the upside as current momentum may favour EUR/SEK to remain elevated. In the medium-term, a Fed pivot, a global ‘soft landing’ and/or a change in Riksbank policy w.r.t the SEK could leave our forecast too elevated in 3-6M. In an even more protracted recession, on the other hand, our 12M point might be too low.”