Markets
The Riksbank uses the financial markets to implement monetary policy and maintain financial stability. This can mean, for example, that the Riksbank allows counterparties to borrow or deposit money with the Riksbank.
Policy rate
Graph and table
Reference rate
Reference rate
SWESTR 24/04/2024
- Volume71,105 MSEK
- Number of transactions144
- Number of agents6
- Rate at upper trimming boundary3.90 %
- Rate at lower trimming boundary3.85 %
- Calculation methodNormal
Calculation method
News about markets
- 25/04/2024 News The Riksbank’s Financial Markets Survey: Fixed income and foreign exchange markets have improved since last autumn
- 23/04/2024 Economic Commentaries, News A surprising pattern behind the trend of long-term interest rates
- 11/03/2024 Staff memo Payment services cheaper and more profitable for the banks
Search interest rates & exchange rates
Via the Riksbank's "Search interest rates and exchange rates" service, you can search for exchange-rate and interest-rate values.
Search interest rates & exchange ratesCurrency hedging – sales of dollars and euros
The Riksbank reduces the currency risk in the foreign exchange reservesSWESTR
SWESTR - transaction-based reference rate calculated and published by the Riksbank.
Read more and search SWESTR dataPolicy rate, deposit and lending rate
See the current policy rate, deposit and lending rates and history.
Policy rate, deposit and lending rateAuction calendar
Announcement and auction dates for the Riksbank's sales of government bonds.
Auction calendar - sales of government bondsStatistics
Financial market statistics, securities statistics, turnover statistics and more.
Read more under the heading StatisticsCurrent monetary policy and the policy rate
Read about the latest monetary policy decision.
Monetary policy decisions