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Monetary policy decision: Zero interest rate and asset purchases for inflation to be more permanently close to 2 per cent
01/07/2021 -The spread of infection of the coronavirus has declined and the economic outlook is brighter. However the pandemic is not yet over, and inflationary pressures are still moderate. By conducting an expansionary monetary policy, the Riksbank...
Corona pandemic increasing risks to financial stability
20/05/2020 -The corona pandemic has had serious consequences for the global economy. Around the world, powerful measures have been implemented to mitigate the effects on the real economy and reduce turbulence on financial markets. In Sweden, too, the...
Brighter outlook, but the risks to financial stability are still elevated
26/05/2021 -With the help of extensive support measures, the Swedish financial system has coped relatively well during the pandemic and a financial crisis has been avoided. Credit supply has been maintained and important funding markets are now working...
Payments in Sweden 2020
29/10/2020 -Cash usage is at the lowest level ever. Less than one-tenth of all payments are made in cash. Instead, people in Sweden are paying more often by card or the app Swish. This trend has grown stronger during the coronavirus pandemic. To prepare for...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 29 June 2022
11/07/2022 -The Riksbank needs to prevent high inflation becoming entrenched in price- and wage-setting, and to ensure that inflation returns to the target. The Executive Board therefore decided at its monetary policy meeting on 29 June to increase the...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 24 November
06/12/2021 -Monetary policy needs to give continued support to the economy for inflation to be close to the inflation target in the slightly longer term. At its monetary policy meeting on 24 November, the Executive Board of the Riksbank therefore decided to...
Cecilia Skingsley to become new Head of the BIS Innovation Hub
07/06/2022 -Cecilia Skingsley has been appointed new Head of the BIS Innovation Hub at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Skingsley will therefore leave her post as First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank on 15 August 2022.
Henry Ohlsson’s mandate extended for five years
02/10/2020 -The General Council of the Riksbank has decided to extend Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson’s mandate as Executive Board member for five years as from 12 January 2021. Henry Ohlsson’s mandate will therefore run until 11 January 2026.
Swap agreement with Federal Reserve extended
29/01/2021 -The Riksbank has decided to extend the temporary swap agreement for USD 60 billion entered into with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in March 2020. Since then, the agreement has been extended once and currently applies up to and including...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 26 April 2017
17/01/2018 -At the monetary policy meeting on 26 April, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to continue purchasing government bonds during the second half of 2017, both nominal and real bonds, each corresponding to SEK 7.5 billion. Maturities and...