enhttp://www.riksbank.se/Press releases published by the Riksbank.10EPiServer CMS 6http://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/Henrik-Braconier-new-Head-of-the--Financial-Stability-Department/The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Henrik Braconier as new Head of the Financial Stability Department. Henrik Braconier is currently Chief Economist at Finansinspektionen (the Swedish financial supervisory authority). He will take up the position no later than 1 January 2018.Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/Jesper-Hansson-new-Head-of-Monetary-Policy-Department/The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Jesper Hansson as new Head of the Monetary Policy Department. Jesper Hansson is currently Director-General and Head of the Economic Affairs Department at the Swedish Ministry of Finance. He will take up the position no later than 1 January 2018.Wed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/prm_170704/Economic activity is strong and inflation is approaching 2 per cent. The Riksbank’s monetary policy has contributed to this. But it has taken time to bring up inflation and a continued expansionary monetary policy is required for it to stabilise around 2 per cent. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent. The first rate increase is not expected to be made until the middle of 2018, which is the same assessment as in April. The purchases of government bonds will continue during the second half of 2017, as decided in April. Tue, 04 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/Just-over-SEK-8-billion-left--banks-can-still-accept-older-banknotes-and-coins/Friday 30 June is the last day the older 100- and 500-krona banknotes and the older 1-, 2- and 5-krona coins can be used as legal tender. It is still possible to deposit them in a bank account, however.Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/Riksbank-calls-on-banks-and-retailers-to-take-greater-responsibility-for-coin-changeover/The Riksbank calls on the banks to ensure that their customers in the retail trade have sufficient supplies of new coins prior to the conclusion of the coin changeover. At the same time, the Riksbank calls on the retail trade to stop handing out older coins.Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/The-Riksbanks-Business-Survey--Good-times-for-companies/The strong economic situation will continue in the months ahead. This is the assessment of the Swedish companies that participated in the Riksbank’s Business Survey in May. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/A-month-to-go-before-Linne-Karl-XI-and-older-coins-become-invalid/There is just one month to go before the old 100- and 500-krona banknotes and the old 1-, 2- and 5-krona coins become invalid. There is still SEK 9.2 billion in banknotes and SEK 1.9 billion in coins left in circulation. This is why the Riksbank wants you to use your old banknotes and coins. Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/Housing-prices-and-household-indebtedness--the-foremost-risk/Households’ high and rising indebtedness form a serious threat to financial and macroeconomic stability. Further measures need to be introduced to increase the resilience of the household sector and reduce risks. There are also vulnerabilities in the Swedish banking system and its resilience therefore needs to be reinforced. This applies to both the banks’ ability to manage liquidity risks and their capital ratios. At the same time, it is necessary that the Riksbank has a sufficiently large foreign currency reserve if liquidity requirements should arise in foreign currency that the banks themselves are unable to manage.Wed, 24 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/Olof-Sandstedt-acting-Head-of-the--Financial-Stability-Department-as-of-7-June/The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Olof Sandstedt as acting Head of the Financial Stability Department as of 7 June. He will take over from Kasper Roszbach, who is to start at Norges Bank as director of research.Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.riksbank.se/en/Press-and-published/Press-Releases/2017/Political-uncertainty-in-EU-worries-market-participants/The majority of the market participants responding to the spring Risk Survey consider there are risks linked to political uncertainty in the EU. The low interest rates, household indebtedness and high housing and property prices are also highlighted as causes for concern. More than half of the respondents consider that the functioning of the Swedish financial markets remains unchanged compared to six months ago, while one in three respondents considers they are functioning slightly worse. Wed, 17 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT