2018

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 4.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.

The decision on the repo rate will apply from 12 September 2018.

The Riksbank will hold a press conference on the interest rate decision. Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Riksbank, and Jesper Hansson, Head of the Monetary Policy Department, will participate in the press conference.

Press cards or the equivalent must be shown to attend the press conference.

The press conference will be held at the Riksbank, Brunkebergstorg 11.

The press conference will be broadcast live on the website, but can also be watched afterwards on riksbank.se

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will discuss current monetary policy at PwC’s event Finansdagen.

Governor Stefan Ingves will discuss current monetary policy at an event arranged by Goldman Sachs.

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in a half-day conference on Financial Regulations Post Brexit arranged by the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) and the Financial Markets Group (FMG) of the London School of Economics.

Anders Vredin, Head of the General Secretariat, will participate in the panel “Monetary policy beyond normalisation: objectives and instruments” at the Belgian Financial Forum and SUERF conference “Ten years after the start of the crisis: contours of a new normal”.

The minutes from the Executive Board's monetary policy discussion on 5 September will be published.

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in a discussion of the lessons learned from the banking crisis of the 1990s. The seminar has been organised against the background of the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Bank Support Authority and the 10th anniversary of the Support to Credit Institutions Act.

Further information

Organiser: Research Panel for Financial Market Law, Faculty of Law, Stockholm University

Venue: Stockholm University

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will participate in a conference arranged by Moody’s: Swedish Real Estate Conference - Are we at the top of the real estate cycle? She will participate in a panel debate on how financial stability is affected by households’ debt/equity ratios, the current property cycle and other factors.

Further information

Organiser: Moody’s Real Estate Conference 

Venue: Finland House, Snickarbacken 4, Stockholm

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson will participate in Business Arena Stockholm and discuss the Riksbank's role in the economy

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will hold a breakfast presentation on the economic situation and current monetary policy.

On Saturday, 22 September 2018, the Riksbank will celebrate its 350th birthday by opening the doors of its head office in Stockholm to the general public.

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On Monday 24 September, 17.30 – 19.00, First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will hold the lecture “From copper coins to the e-krona” for the general public at Stadshuset Sundsvall. The Riksbank will provide cake and coffee.

Register for the event here.

Tuesday 25 September, 11.30 – 13.00, Kerstin af Jochnick will hold a lunch presentation on the economic situation and current monetary policy for the economic association FEK Sundsvall at Elite Hotel Knaust.

Deputy Governor Per Jansson will visit SEB in London and discuss the economic situation and current monetary policy.

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in a panel discussion on climate change and financial stability. The conference will be arranged by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).

For further information

Organiser: Third ESRB (European Systemic Risk Board) annual conference

Venue: European Central Bank, Frankfurt

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson will participate in the National Mediation Office's conference “Economic conditions for wage formation”.

On 8 October there will be an anniversary discussion at the Riksbank on this year’s Economics prize.

This year the Riksbank is celebrating 350 years as a central bank and it is also 50 years since the Nobel Prize in Economics was established in connection with the Riksbank's 300th anniversary. This is being commemorated in a collaboration with the Nobel Center.

Further information will be provided nearer the event. Read more in Swedish.

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will participate in the Swedish Trade Union Confederation economists’ monetary policy seminar “10 years after the financial crisis – where do we stand now?”.

Click here for more information on the event.

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in the seminar “Roles of central banks towards digitalizing economy” during a conference jointly arranged by the Bank of Thailand and OMFIF.

9 October

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson hold a lecture on the history of the Riksbank and the development of money for the general public at Folkets Hus in Göteborg. Click here for more information on the event and registration.

Venue: Folkets hus, Olof Palmes Plats 3, Göteborg
Organiser: Sveriges riksbank

10 october

Henry Ohlsson visits the Western Sweden Chamber of Commerce to discuss current monetary policy and the economic situation.

Venue: Parkgatan 49, Göteborg.
Organiser: Western Sweden Chamber of Commerce

The visit to Göteborg is the fifth stop in a tour of Sweden the Riksbank is making over the year to mark its 350th anniversary.

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will discuss the economic situation and current monetary policy at the conference Profit & Loss Scandinavia 2018.

Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Per Jansson will attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 5.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.

The decision on the repo rate will apply from 31 October 2018.

The Riksbank will hold a press conference on the interest rate decision. Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Riksbank, and Jesper Hansson, Head of the Monetary Policy Department, will participate in the press conference.

Press cards or the equivalent must be shown to attend the press conference.

The press conference will be held at the Riksbank, Brunkebergstorg 11.

The press conference will be broadcast live on the website, but can also be watched afterwards on riksbank.se

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in a panel as part of the seminar “Imagine! Science, knowledge, and wisdom in the University of the Future” at Åbo Akademi University.

Governor Stefan Ingves will visit Banco de Portugal and discuss the road to Basel III.

The minutes from the Executive Board's monetary policy discussion on 23 October will be published.

Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will participate in a farewell conference for Governor Karnit Flug. He will participate in a panel discussion on monetary policy and inflation targeting.

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will speak at the Norwegian conference Boligmarkedet 2018 on the significance of the interest rate for the Swedish housing market.

Governor Stefan Ingves will present the Riksbank’s view of the payment system of today and tomorrow at the conference “Framtidens betalningar” (Payments of the future).

Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will discuss the economic situation and monetary policy.

On 8 November, the Parliamentary Committee on Finance will arrange an open hearing on current monetary policy.

The hearing will be open to the general public and media and will be webcast by the Riksdag. 

Programme

9.00 Elisabeth Svantesson (M), chairman of the Committee on Finance, welcomes the participants.

Governor Stefan Ingves then opens the hearing.

9.10 Martin Flodén, Deputy Governor of the Riksbank.

9.15 Questions from members of the Committee.

11.00 Fredrik Olovsson (S), deputy chairman of the Committee on Finance, closes the hearing.

Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will discuss the economic situation and monetary policy at Sparbanken Skåne in Kristianstad.

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson will discuss current monetary policy and the economic situation at Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall.

Deputy Governor Per Jansson will visit Linköping. The visit is the final stop on the tour of Sweden carried out over the year as a part of the Riksbank’s 350th anniversary.

Tuesday 13 November

Lecture for the general public on the Riksbank’s history and payments throughout the ages. For more information and registration, click here.

Time: 18.00 – 19.00
Organiser: The Riksbank
Venue: Linköping Concert & Congress Hall, Konsistoriegatan 7

Wednesday 14 November

Per Jansson will discuss the economic situation and current monetary policy for the members of the Chamber of Commerce of East Sweden.

Time: 07.30 – 09.00
Organiser: Chamber of Commerce of East Sweden
Venue: Cleantech Park, Gjuterigatan 1, Linköping

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will discuss the e-krona and participate in a discussion of central bank digital currencies at Euro Finance Week in Frankfurt.

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will participate in a panel discussion and discuss Sweden’s experiences of the application of macroprudential policy.

For information.

Organiser: Danmarks Nationalbank, IMF and Copenhagen Business School

Venue: IDA Conference Centre, Copenhagen

The Financial Stability Report 2018:2 will be published.

The Riksbank will hold a press conference on financial stability. First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank, Kerstin af Jochnick, and Olof Sandstedt, Head of the Financial Stability Department, will participate in the press conference.

Press cards or the equivalent must be shown to attend the press conference.

The press conference will be held at the Riksbank, Brunkebergstorg 11.

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will hold the speech “Considerations for a cashless society” at SNS, the Centre for Business and Policy Studies. The speech will be commented on by Johanna Lybeck Lilja, Executive Advisor at Nordea and Peter Englund, Professor Emeritus of financial economics.

More information: https://www.sns.se/kalender/sns-shof-finanspanel-sveriges-framtida-betalningssystem/

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson will visit Vadstena Sparbank and discuss the economic situation and current monetary policy.

Deputy Governor Per Jansson will hold the speech “Monetary policy in less favourable times – what possibilities are on offer?” at the conference JLL Finansmarknadsdag.

Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will participate in a panel discussion on cyber threats at the 2nd Annual Nordic Cyber in Finance Conference in Helsinki.

Link to the event: https://www.suomenpankki.fi/en/financial-stability/events/nordic-cyber-conference-2018/

Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will discuss the economic situation and current monetary policy at an information meeting held by the Association of Swedish Finance Houses.

Representatives of the Riksbank, Finansinspektionen (the Swedish FSA), the Swedish National Debt Office and the Government will gather for a meeting of the Financial Stability Council.

More information on the meeting can be found in the Government’s press release, here.

Deputy Governor Per Jansson will comment on Insurance Sweden’s report “Omvärldstrender 2019: Försäkringar – för en trygg och hållbar utveckling” (International trends 2019: Insurance – for safe and sustainable development). Per Jansson's speech “Monetary policy in less favourable times – what are our options?” will be published at riksbank.se in conjunction with this. Publication on 29/11 was postponed due to illness.

Read more about the seminar here.

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will participate in a panel discussion on cryptocurrencies at the FT Banking Summit.

Read more about the event here.

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will participate in a panel discussion at the conference “Leveraging Fintech for Inclusive and Stable Financial Systems” in Istanbul.

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 6.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.

The decision on the repo rate will apply from 9 January 2019.

The Riksbank will hold a press conference on the interest rate decision. Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Riksbank, and Jesper Hansson, Head of the Monetary Policy Department, will participate in the press conference.

Press cards or the equivalent must be shown to attend the press conference.

The press conference will be held at the Riksbank, Brunkebergstorg 11.

The press conference will be broadcast live on the website, but can also be watched afterwards on riksbank.se