Speeches from Sveriges Riksbank as a RSS feed.enMon, 09 Mar 2026 23:34:45 +010010https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/rss/speeches/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/thedeen-in-harjedalen-on-the-riksbanks-mandate-and-the-economic-situation/On Wednesday, Governor Erik Thedéen spoke with business representatives in Härjedalen at Destination Funäsfjällen about the Riksbank’s mandate and the economic situation. “Meeting local businesses in different parts of the country deepens our understanding of how economic developments are reflected in their day-to-day operations. It provides insights and perspectives that are not always visible in the statistics.”Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:04 +01002026-02-25T16:00:04+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/thedeen-in-harjedalen-on-the-riksbanks-mandate-and-the-economic-situation/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/bunge-recovery-in-the-swedish-economy-continued-resilience-in-the-housing-market-remains-important/Where is the economy heading? These issues, as well as the Riksbank’s most recent policy rate decision, were discussed today by First Deputy Governor Aino Bunge at the BoPol Live seminar in Stockholm.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:20:00 +01002026-02-18T13:20:00+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/bunge-recovery-in-the-swedish-economy-continued-resilience-in-the-housing-market-remains-important/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/per-jansson-independent-guidance-from-central-banks-has-become-even-more-important/It is important that central banks continue to communicate what they believe will happen in the future – and it is even more important when times are turbulent. This was the message of Deputy Governor Per Jansson. He also emphasised that central banks need to be able to do this without worrying about running afoul of political interests.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:00:21 +01002026-02-13T08:00:21+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/per-jansson-independent-guidance-from-central-banks-has-become-even-more-important/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/anna-seim-capacity-development-across-central-banks--an-outlook-from-the-riksbank/On Wednesday, Deputy Governor Anna Seim participated in a seminar for SIDA staff at the Stockholm office and Sweden's embassies abroad. She spoke about the importance of institutions for financial and economic stability and development, and gave examples of how the Riksbank helps to strengthen the capacity of central banks in developing countries through so-called technical assistance.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:32:24 +01002026-02-11T11:32:24+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/anna-seim-capacity-development-across-central-banks--an-outlook-from-the-riksbank/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/thedeen-high-debt-and-short-interest-rate-fixation-periods-make-swedish-households-vulnerable/“Swedish households were hit harder by the period of high inflation than households in many other countries. However, now that inflation is close to the target again and real wages are rising, the conditions are favourable for a stable increase in both purchasing power and consumption.” These comments were made by Governor Erik Thedéen, speaking today at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce on the lessons learnt from the development of consumption in recent years and the links to the housing market.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:30:10 +01002026-01-16T08:30:10+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/thedeen-high-debt-and-short-interest-rate-fixation-periods-make-swedish-households-vulnerable/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/aino-bunge-good-starting-point-in-a-changing-world/“2025 was an eventful year, not least because of the geopolitical turbulence and the sudden shift in US foreign and trade policy. Now at the start of 2026, we can conclude that the Swedish economy is nevertheless in a good starting position. Inflation has moved closer to our target and the real economy has started to recover.” These were the words of First Deputy Governor Aino Bunge when she spoke today at the Association of Local Authority Economists' conference for Chief Economists. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:02:29 +01002026-01-15T15:02:29+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/aino-bunge-good-starting-point-in-a-changing-world/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2025/erik-thedeen-at-the-riksdag-committee-on-finance-regulation-of-stablecoins-requires-international-consensus/“We need a common international consensus on the regulation of stablecoins”, said Governor Erik Thedéen today, when he participated in the Finance Committee's open hearing of the Financial Stability Board.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:00:05 +01002025-12-09T09:00:05+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2025/erik-thedeen-at-the-riksdag-committee-on-finance-regulation-of-stablecoins-requires-international-consensus/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2025/bunge-stablecoins-and-digital-euro-driven-by-digitalisation-and-geopolitics/Continued rapid digitalisation and geopolitical tensions are shaping developments in the payments market. Blockchain technology and the tokenisation of assets are creating both new opportunities and risks. Given these developments, central banks around the world need to think about how they view the money they issue – what form should it take, who should have access to it and how it should be used. These was the words of First Deputy Governor Aino Bunge when she spoke at SNS todayThu, 04 Dec 2025 08:00:21 +01002025-12-04T08:00:21+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2025/bunge-stablecoins-and-digital-euro-driven-by-digitalisation-and-geopolitics/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2025/thedeen-independence-must-be-earned-every-day/Good afternoon everyone! It is good to see that there is so much interest in these seminars on central banking issues and I would like to take this opportunity to thank SNS for excellent cooperation. This is the second year in a row that we have done this and there is a saying that twice is a habit. As far as I'm concerned, we can happily go for three times. Then we can call it a tradition.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:00:11 +01002025-12-01T14:00:11+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2025/thedeen-independence-must-be-earned-every-day/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2025/thedeen-inflation-targeting--an-important-contribution-to-economic-stability/While inflation targeting has contributed to economic stability, there are challenges that we will continue to face in the future. This comment was made by Governor Erik Thedéen when sharing the Riksbank's experiences of working with an inflation target. In particular, he highlighted questions regarding financial stability, the exchange rate and central bank independence.Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:59:49 +01002025-11-27T14:59:49+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2025/thedeen-inflation-targeting--an-important-contribution-to-economic-stability/