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Real-time data provides information support during rapid cyclical turnarounds
03/06/2020 -Sudden cyclical fluctuations, such as those of recent months, mean that the Riksbank needs information more rapidly and more frequently than many traditional statistical products can provide. To gain a quick oversight of how the coronavirus...
GDP development in Sweden relative to other countries in the wake of Covid-19
12/06/2020 -Swedish GDP closely follows that of our most important trading partners. In the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic there are nevertheless a number of factors indicating that the Swedish economy could be less negatively affected in the...
Special Drawing Rights back on the agenda during the coronavirus pandemic
16/09/2020 -The Special Drawing Right (SDR) was originally created out of the need for a neutral reserve currency following the Second World War. It was intended to increase liquidity in the global financial system and thereby support international trade.
Mortgage rates can change without the Riksbank adjusting the policy rate
25/09/2020 -Mortgage rates for Swedish households co-vary with the Riksbank’s repo rate, but are also dependant on several other factors. One of these is how Swedish banks are funded and how the cost of their funding develops. In a new Economic Commentary,...
Rising sea levels increase the risk to housing
03/11/2020 -Climate change will cause sea levels to rise. Housing located close to Sweden’s coastline will then become more vulnerable to extreme weather and flooding. This could, in turn, have consequences for financial stability.
Market for green bonds in Sweden growing rapidly
15/12/2020 -In recent years, the market for green bonds has grown significantly and in Sweden the market is large, in an international perspective. It is therefore important, from a financial stability perspective, that the Riksbank should understand and...
Changed consumption during the pandemic affects inflation
18/12/2020 -The pandemic has significantly changed how and what we consume. Jesper Johansson, Mårten Löf and Oskar Tysklind explain in an Economic Commentary how our new consumption patterns affect inflation and the way it is measured.
Inquiry into the state’s role on the payment market a matter of urgency
03/10/2019 -The payment market is developing at a very rapid pace. This is not least true of the shift from cash to digital payments. It is therefore important that the question of the state’s role on the future payment market, including whether an e-krona...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey reflects economic developments
06/12/2019 -Indicators from the Riksbank’s Business Survey describe the prevailing economic situation well. A new Economic Commentary shows that firms’ responses to the survey are also linked to their own business development.
The development of risk premiums on covered bonds during the coronavirus pandemic
08/11/2021 -In this Economic Commentary, the author examines how yields on covered bonds, also commonly known as mortgage bonds, developed during the coronavirus pandemic until the beginning of the summer of this year. Like all market rates, these yields...