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Same objectives but different trade-offs? Norges Bank and the Riksbank after the post-pandemic inflation surge
02/07/2026 -Inflation in Sweden and Norway has diverged somewhat following the inflation surge in 2022–2023. Despite a higher policy rate in Norway, Norwegian inflation remains above target, while Swedish inflation was below in early 2026. In an Economic...
Risk of future housing surplus – smaller municipalities most vulnerable
08/04/2026 -There is an increasing risk that Sweden’s housing supply will exceed demand over the next decade. This trend may lead to rising vacancy rates, especially in smaller municipalities, which in turn may affect revenues and property values for...
The Riksbank expands its reporting of climate-related information
12/04/2022 -The Riksbank starts publishing the carbon footprint of the assets in the foreign exchange reserves. The carbon footprint of the Riksbank’s foreign exchange reserves was 298,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents per billion dollars of GDP on...
How does the climate transition affect inflation?
13/04/2022 -To limit global warming, we need to consume less fossil fuels. An important part of the strategy for achieving this is to make the cost of such consumption more expensive than more environmentally friendly alternatives. This is one of the...
Increased teleworking could be a risk to financial stability
20/04/2022 -The pandemic has meant that many people have worked from home to a greater extent. If this situation continues, demand for office space could decline. The conclusions in a new Economic Commentary are that increased teleworking in itself can lead...
The major banks Pillar 1 requirements will increase
30/10/2018 -The major Swedish banks have for a long time now needed to meet several different types of capital requirement. They are often divided up into so-called Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 requirements. Finansinspektionen has recently decided to move the...
More global companies can subdue the effects of the krona exchange rate on exports
13/09/2018 -A krona depreciation is expected to lead to increased exports. But as Swedish companies have become increasingly integrated in global production networks over the last 30 years, the krona exchange rate may have less of an effect on exports. This...
Bitcoin is not money
14/03/2018 -Crypto-assets or cryptocurrencies are not the same thing as money. This is because these assets lack an official issuer and because at present they do not meet the conditions required of an efficient means of payment. For instance, crypto-assets...
Impact of the new accounting standard IFRS 9 on major Swedish banks
16/02/2018 -IFRS 9 is a new accounting standard for financial instruments and introduces a new approach of recognising credit losses, based on forward-looking macroeconomic conditions. This may provide more and better information on banks’ asset quality and...
Economic Commentary: Fewer taking part in labour market surveys – a challenge for monetary policy
10/06/2024 -Over time, the response rate in various statistical surveys, including the Labour Force Survey (LFS), has decreased. This development is common to several countries, and was accentuated in many places in connection with the pandemic.