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A surprising pattern behind the trend of long-term interest rates
23/04/2024 -New research shows that the declines in interest rates that add up over time to form the trend in interest rates in the United States occur almost exclusively in connection with meetings of the US Federal Reserve (the Fed). In a new Economic...
Efficient vaccination against COVID-19 entails major macroeconomic benefits
17/12/2020 -There are many good reasons not to allow a safe vaccination against COVID-19 to be delayed. Continued spread entails a high burden on the medical system, more people dying and a lot of people suffering. In addition, there are considerable...
New liquidity metric indicates higher liquidity risks
09/05/2022 -The Riksbank's new liquidity metric Deposit Loss Capacity (DLC) shows that there are major banks in Sweden which, during certain periods, have demonstrated clearly higher liquidity risks than the other major banks, which is not fully reflected...
Household debt continuing to increase faster than incomes
15/01/2018 -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 survey data highlights company pricing
11/09/2018 -It is difficult to gain a complete picture of the driving forces behind inflation. The results of the assessments can vary, depending on which models or statistical techniques are used To gain a better understanding of what lies behind company...
Wage development has not deteriorated among those who switch jobs
20/09/2018 -Despite strong economic activity, total wage growth has been surprisingly subdued in recent years. Historically, people who switch jobs have on average had stronger wage development than those who have not done so. The wage premium for...
How should we view the development of the krona?
28/03/2023 -The Swedish krona weakened significantly in 2022. Is there any explanation for the long-term development of the krona? Does the weaker krona indicate weakness in the Swedish economy and what role does monetary policy play? Carl-Johan Belfrage,...
Banks can improve the way they measure liquidity risks
13/02/2023 -A new Economic Commentary describes how a supplementary liquidity metric, based on Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), can be calculated to take account of the additional liquidity need required for banks to be able to cope throughout the entire...
How the European Banking Union works
15/01/2018 -The Banking Union is the result of the work within the EU on improving regulation and supervision of the financial sector that began after the financial crisis. The purpose of the Banking Union is to create a structure for the joint supervision...
Banks can contribute to the climate transition
12/02/2025 -The banks have the opportunity to contribute to the green transition by steering their lending towards projects that favour sustainability. But a sufficient level of transparency is required to be able to follow the progress of banks' climate...