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Household debt continuing to increase faster than incomes
21/11/2017 -High and rising household indebtedness poses the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. This Economic Commentary shows that household indebtedness is continuing to increase faster than incomes and that indebtedness is highest among young and...
New issue of the journal Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review
16/11/2017 -In this edition, we present articles about various monetary policy issues: the role of international dependence in domestic forecasts, the level of the inflation target, household expectations of mortgage rates and how monetary policy is...
Five monetary policy meetings per year
25/06/2019 -The Executive Board has decided to hold five ordinary meetings per year, at which monetary policy is decided, instead of six. This will apply with effect from 2020. The Executive Board has also taken a decision on the meeting calendar for the...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Economic upswing gradually slowing down but trade conflicts are a source of concern
18/06/2019 -Economic activity is still good according to major Swedish companies, but, as earlier, they expect a weakening in the period ahead. This is revealed by the interviews in the Riksbank’s Business Survey from May.
The Riksbank is reducing the foreign exchange reserve and upgrading the terms and conditions for Emergency Liquidity Assistance
06/03/2019 -The Riksbank has a gold and foreign exchange (FX) reserve to be able to perform its monetary policy and financial stability remit. This involves, among other things, the Riksbank having a contingency plan for the provision of liquidity in...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 12 February 2019
22/02/2019 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 12 February 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at –0.25 per cent. As in December, the forecast for the repo rate indicates that the next increase will be during the...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 December 2018
09/01/2019 -At the monetary policy meeting on 19 December 2018, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to raise the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to –0.25 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate indicates that the next rate rise will probably...
De La Rue becomes the Riksbank's new banknote supplier
19/09/2018 -The Riksbank has signed an agreement with the British banknote manufacturer De La Rue on printing Swedish banknotes. The contract is valid for just over three years, with the possibility to extend it for another four years. De La Rue is one of...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 5 September 2018
17/09/2018 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 5 September 2018, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate indicates that it will also be held unchanged at the monetary...
The Riksbank gives notice to terminate contract with Crane AB
19/06/2018 -The Riksbank has today, 19 June, given notice of termination of its contract with Crane AB, the company that prints Swedish banknotes. The reason for the termination is that Crane has announced that it will be closing its banknote printing...