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Interest rate adjustments have the fastest effect on consumption of durable goods
03/04/2025 -Changes in interest rates have broad effects on consumption, but affect different groups of goods differently. An Economic Commentary published by the Riksbank examines the sensitivity of different components of consumption to interest rates.
Strengthened crisis preparedness in the Nordic-Baltic region
20/05/2025 -Today, the Nordic and Baltic countries are facing new risks. The geopolitical situation around the world requires authorities to work together not only within countries but also across national borders. Through sustained efforts, the...
How can increased uncertainty affect the economy?
13/05/2025 -Various measures of uncertainty have risen to historically high levels in early 2025. Based on a number of different empirical studies, Hans Dellmo of the Riksbank's Monetary Policy Department discusses how this uncertainty can affect the...
Changes in population composition will lead to slower labour force growth
07/11/2023 -Demographic changes in the coming years mean that both the labour force and employment are expected to grow more slowly than over the past decade. This is according to a study by Iida Häkkinen Skans and Pernilla Wasén, who work in the Monetary...
What does an increased share of products with low import content mean for inflation?
01/07/2024 -In a new Economic Commentary by Bengt Petersson, the author shows that an increased share of the product category with a low import content in the CPIF over time may have contributed to inflation remaining at a high level for longer than it...
Inflation dynamics in the high inflation period
04/07/2024 -It is primarily the frequency of price changes that explains changes in aggregate consumer price inflation, write Mathias Klein, Klara Strömberg and Oskar Tysklind in a new Economic Commentary. The results are particularly clear for the recent...
The impact of the exchange rate on consumer prices in Sweden
28/06/2024 -The krona's fluctuation against the US dollar may have a lower impact on consumer prices than the krona's fluctuation against the euro. This is shown by authors Stefania Mammos and Dmytro Stoyko in a new Economic Commentary that examines how...
10 questions and answers about the distributional effects of monetary policy
09/06/2021 -How is the coronavirus crisis affecting the distribution of income in Sweden? Have the low interest rate and the Riksbank’s purchases of assets widened or narrowed the spread of incomes and wealth? What could happen if monetary policy tried to...
Cyber attacks have the potential to threaten financial stability
19/05/2021 -Cyber attacks may affect financial stability and pose a systemic risk. Even in cases where the direct impact of the attack is limited, negative knock-on effects can spread further in the financial system and have serious consequences, for example...
Measures for a more effective scrutiny of the Riksbank
08/06/2021 -There are several different ways of providing the Riksdag with increased opportunities for efficient scrutiny of the Riksbank, say Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Head of the General Secretariat Pernilla Meyersson in an Economic Commentary. A...