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Higher housing prices behind increasing household debt
19/11/2018 -Since 2011, the increase in Swedish household debt can primarily be explained by home-buyers having, on average, paid a higher price, and therefore have needed to borrow more money, than the sellers once did, and by existing home-owners having...
Lower labour shortage could partly explain low wage growth
14/11/2019 -Nominal wage increases in Sweden have been unusually low in recent years, despite a strong outcome for the Swedish labour market. Several indicators point to demand for labour having exceeded supply, which according to the textbook should have...
Monetary policy and behavioural economics
10/04/2024 -Do households think about interest rates and wages in real or nominal terms when making financial decisions? Does 'mental accounting' affect households' willingness to buy different types of goods and services at different times? How can...
Compliance with IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks
14/10/2024 -In its work on SWESTR, average rates and index, the Riksbank complies with the applicable and relevant parts of the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks. These principles, created by the International Organization of Securities Commissions...
The Riksbank's calendar updated for 2025
18/09/2024 -The Riksbank's calendar has been updated with the dates of the Executive Board meetings and the publication of the Monetary Policy Report, the Monetary Policy Update, the Monetary Policy Minutes and the Financial Stability Report during the...
Consultation: Amendments to the Terms and Conditions for RIX and Monetary Policy Instruments
21/01/2025 -The Riksbank proposes amendments to the contractual conditions applying to participants in the Swedish payment system RIX and participants in the monetary policy operational framework. Among other things, these amendments aim to enable Payment...
The Riksbank's response to the consultation "From surplus target to balance target"
25/02/2025 -Stable public finances are a prerequisite for being able to respond to crises and are important for maintaining confidence in the inflation target. A balance target is not expected to affect the conditions for monetary policy.
Bunge: Inflation on the way down, but weak krona contributing to uncertainty
11/12/2023 -“Monetary policy is working and inflation is on the way down. But it is much too early to say that we are done fighting inflation. There is still a risk for setbacks and a weak krona is part of this.” This was said by Deputy Governor Aino Bunge...
Per Jansson: Inflation on firmer ground – a rate cut in the first half of the year is a possibility
08/02/2024 -“It is good news that inflationary pressures have continued to ease and this makes it possible to cut the policy rate earlier than we thought at our monetary policy meeting in November. But I find it difficult to imagine that it will be a direct...
Ingves and Flodén at the Riksdag Committee on Finance Hearing on monetary policy
15/01/2018 -Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Martin Flodén today visited the Riksdag Committee on Finance for the second hearing of the year on monetary policy.