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Analysis of the Riksbank's asset purchases to increase transparency
21/06/2021 -Crisis measures taken by central banks around the world have been important in counteracting the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. And as many policy rates were already low prior to the pandemic, rescue purchases of securities have...
Breman and Ingves attend Riksdag Committee on Finance: The geopolitical uncertainty makes it more difficult to assess inflation
03/03/2022 -The Riksbank is closely following developments and is prepared to deal with possible effects on the financial markets as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “We are continually evaluating the consequences for the Swedish economy,” said...
No provision to the risk buffer 2021
12/01/2022 -The financial risks on the Riksbank's balance sheet have increased in recent years. To strengthen resilience to potential future losses, the Riksbank can make provisions for financial risks. The Riksbank considers that the risk buffer needs to...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council extraordinary meeting on 26 January 2022
28/01/2022 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 26 January, to discuss the tense security situation in Europe and the risk of effects on the functioning of the...
The Riksbank welcomes the Committee on Finance’s review of monetary policy
31/03/2022 -The Riksdag Committee on Finance today published the report “Review of the Riksbank's monetary policy 2015-2020” by Karnit Flug, former Governor of the Bank of Israel and Patrick Honohan, former Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.
Anna Breman: Tight monetary policy to ensure that inflation continues to fall towards the target
17/08/2023 -“Inflation has fallen, and it is of utmost importance that the decline now continues as inflation is still far from the target. I will not tolerate high inflation becoming entrenched.” These were the words of First Deputy Governor Anna Breman,...
The Riksbank is considering hedging part of the foreign exchange reserves
29/06/2023 -Within the framework of asset management, the Riksbank intends to examine the prerequisites for reducing the currency risk, where a possible measure is to hedge part of the foreign exchange reserves. The starting point for this is that the...
Covered bond purchases had some effect on mortgage rates
19/12/2022 -The Riksbank’s purchases of covered bonds during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to a fall in mortgage rates. The purchases had the fastest and largest effect on mortgage rates with a fixation period of between one and two years. These are...
Former Governor Stefan Ingves awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
22/03/2023 -Former Governor Stefan Ingves has been awarded the Central Banking Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognises someone whose pioneering work in central banking and career have left an indelible mark on the central banking community.
A newly developed approach to stress testing banks’ credit losses from corporate lending
14/11/2022 -Stress tests are important when assessing the resilience of Swedish banks to different scenarios in which economic conditions deteriorate. A new Staff Memo describes a newly developed approach to stress testing banks' credit losses from...