STOCKHOLM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Iceland's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday at 6.00 percent and said future monetary policy would depend on whether a wage settlement to be finalised early next year is in line with inflation goals.

'Whether the bank's nominal interest rates remain unchanged in the near term will depend, among other things, on whether the outcome of the forthcoming wage settlement review at the beginning of next year is consistent with inflation declining to the target,' the Sedlabanki said in a statement.

Sedlabanki governor Mar Gudmundsson said in November after it raised rates by 25 basis points to tackle above-target inflation that it was probably done with hikes for the time being.

(Reporting by Stockholm newsroom) Keywords: ICELAND RATES/

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