Swedish central bank's Ingves says has room to deviate from ECB, Fed

STOCKHOLM: A strong economy and on-target inflation mean that the Swedish central bank has more room to deviate from the policies of the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve, the head of the Riksbank said on Wednesday.

Central bank Governor Stefan Ingves said that growth in Sweden was strong, inflation and inflation expectations around the 2 percent target and unemployment was low.

"And from that angle we are in a pretty good position for deviating a bit from what the major central banks in the world do," he told reporters.