Inflation in the US falls more than expected. The dollar loses more than 10 öre against the krona and American market interest rates fall significantly.
The stock market also reacts positively. The Stockholm Stock Exchange rises by 0.8 percent after the figures.
Inflation in the US fell to 3.0 percent in June, according to recent figures from the US Department of Labor.
This can be compared with 3.3 percent in May.
The decline was unexpectedly large. The average forecast among analysts was for inflation – that is, a consumer price increase at an annual rate – of 3.1 percent in June, according to a compilation made by Bloomberg.
The surprisingly low inflation diluted risk appetite on a broad front. The already record high US stock markets look set to continue upwards in futures trading.
Core inflation – excluding food and energy prices – fell to 3.3 percent from 3.4 percent in May. There, analysts had expected unchanged inflation.
Compared to May, consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in June. Analysts had expected an increase of 0.1 percent.