STOCKHOLM–Sweden’s central bank lowered its key interest rate on Wednesday, with policymakers signaling they might be finished with their monetary policy easing. The Riksbank cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.

Sweden's central bank cut its key policy rate to 2.25% from 2.50% as expected on Wednesday to boost sluggish economic growth and said its forecast for interest rates held though it stood ready to act if the outlook for prices and activity changed.

Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, lowered the key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday morning, with Swedish banks predicting at least one further cut this year.

STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s central bank said Wednesday it was cutting its key interest rate again by a quarter point to 2.25 percent as inflation eases. The

Sweden’s Riksbank rate cut cycle nears its end as economy shows signs of life