Speeches from Sveriges Riksbank as a RSS feed.enFri, 25 Sep 2026 05:22:41 +020010https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/rss/speeches/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/thedeen-three-priority-issues-for-the-future-of-payments/During the Innovation and Payments panel at the Future of Finance conference, organised by the Central Bank of Ireland, Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen highlighted three key issues for the future of the payments market.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:15:02 +02002026-09-18T10:15:02+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/thedeen-three-priority-issues-for-the-future-of-payments/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/anna-seim-what-is-money/What is money? Anna Seim posed this question at a seminar at the Economy Museum. For example, is Bitcoin money? No, not according to Ms Seim.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:13 +02002026-09-09T18:00:13+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/anna-seim-what-is-money/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/erik-thedeen-in-visby-on-the-economic-situation-and-monetary-policy/Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen was in Visby on Thursday and spoke at Tillväxt Gotland about the Riksbank’s role in the economy and the latest interest rate decision.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:12 +02002026-09-03T12:30:12+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/erik-thedeen-in-visby-on-the-economic-situation-and-monetary-policy/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/per-jansson-inflation-risks-being-elevated-but-there-is-scope-to-wait-and-see/“The risk of elevated inflation going forward has increased slightly, but we have the scope to wait before adjusting monetary policy.” This was said by Deputy Governor Per Jansson, speaking at the Swedish Bankers’ Association about his stance at the most recent monetary policy meeting.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:30:10 +02002026-08-31T10:30:10+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/per-jansson-inflation-risks-being-elevated-but-there-is-scope-to-wait-and-see/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/goran-hjelm-signs-of-stronger-economic-activity--but-the-risks-of-inflation-being-too-high-remain/“We have a challenging period ahead of us with regard to monetary policy. We need to test our way forward and carefully analyse what effect the current policy rate and policy-rate path essentially have on the development of the economy.” These comments were made by Deputy Governor Göran Hjelm, describing his views on the most recent policy rate decision at Handelsbanken in Stockholm. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:10 +02002026-08-26T08:00:10+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/goran-hjelm-signs-of-stronger-economic-activity--but-the-risks-of-inflation-being-too-high-remain/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/erik-thedeen-the-banks-should-regularly-test-their-operational-capacity-to-borrow-from-the-riksbank/The Riksbank encourages the banks to regularly test their operational capacity to borrow from the Riksbank’s lending facilities and counterparties are now recommended to voluntarily conduct test transactions with the Riksbank.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:30:11 +02002026-06-10T15:30:11+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/erik-thedeen-the-banks-should-regularly-test-their-operational-capacity-to-borrow-from-the-riksbank/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/erik-thedeen-large-scale-asset-purchases-can-impair-the-functioning-of-the-market-and-involve-risks-to-independence/“Today, we are more aware of the limitations and side effects of central bank asset purchases. This suggests that the Riksbank should exercise greater patience before considering quantitative easing when the policy rate has reached its lower bound, inflation is low and growth is good.” These comments were made by Governor Erik Thedéen when he gave a speech today at the Swedish Economics Association and took stock of the securities purchases carried out by the Riksbank for monetary policy purposes between 2015 and 2021.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:12 +02002026-06-04T12:00:12+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/erik-thedeen-large-scale-asset-purchases-can-impair-the-functioning-of-the-market-and-involve-risks-to-independence/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/executive-board-in-finance-committee-hearing-on-monetary-policy-in-2025/“2025 was a dramatic year in the world, not least as a result of the US administration’s shift in foreign and security policy, which increased uncertainty regarding the outlook for the Swedish economy.” These were the words of Governor Erik Thedéen when he opened the Committee on Finance's hearing of the Executive Board on the monetary policy conducted in 2025. Tue, 26 May 2026 10:34:21 +02002026-05-26T10:34:21+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/executive-board-in-finance-committee-hearing-on-monetary-policy-in-2025/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/goran-hjelm-economic-policy-interaction-a-strength-for-the-swedish-economy/Communication and interaction are important tools for monetary policy. This was a point emphasised by Göran Hjelm in his first speech as Deputy Governor. He sees a significant risk of more major supply disruptions in the future, but also said that Sweden is well equipped to face the challenges. He attributes a central role to fiscal policy and wage formation.Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:12 +02002026-05-22T08:00:12+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/goran-hjelm-economic-policy-interaction-a-strength-for-the-swedish-economy/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/per-jansson-low-inflation-provides-a-good-starting-point-but-we-need-to-be-vigilant/On Wednesday, Deputy Governor Per Jansson spoke at DNB Carnegie in Stockholm about the current economic situation and his position regarding the Executive Board’s latest policy-rate decision in early May.Wed, 20 May 2026 08:30:11 +02002026-05-20T08:30:11+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/speeches-and-presentations/2026/per-jansson-low-inflation-provides-a-good-starting-point-but-we-need-to-be-vigilant/