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Jansson: Important that the Riksbank can support the economy in difficult times
16/12/2020 -“Government and central banks are working hard to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and to prevent permanent damage to the economy. But, in a world where interest rates continue to be very low, the challenges facing monetary policy will...
The negative policy rate – how has it affected market rates?
22/01/2019 -The negative policy rate has had a strong pass-through to bond market yields and lending rates to firms. Lending rates to households have also fallen, although the initial pass-through was weaker. To sum up, negative policy rates have contributed...
Ingves, Jansson and Skingsley to participate in IMF Spring Meeting
12/04/2019 -On 12-14 April, the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank will take place in Washington D.C. The Swedish delegation will include Governor of the Riksbank Stefan Ingves, Deputy Governor Per Jansson, Deputy...
The Riksbank is considering publishing a reference rate
26/09/2019 -The Riksbank is considering calculating and publishing one or more so-called overnight rates during 2020. The aim is to better be able to evaluate the implementation of monetary policy. One of the interest rates being developed by the Riksbank...
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo och Michael Kremer awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences for 2019
14/10/2019 -The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2019 (the Nobel Prize in Economics) to Abhijit Banerjee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,...
Prosperity growth in Sweden compares well with other countries
06/11/2019 -Since the financial crisis, prosperity has had weaker development in many countries, including Sweden. The weak development in Sweden over the past three years has led to a discussion of how prosperity in Sweden compares with that of other...
Opinion still divided on the functioning of the fixed-income market
02/12/2019 -Opinion remains divided on how the fixed-income market is functioning, but more participants consider that the market generally functions poorly or very poorly than consider that it functions well. This is shown by the Riksbank's Financial...
Riksbank gives loan to IMF for lending to low-income countries
16/06/2020 -The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) has given its approval to the Riksbank lending around SEK 6.9 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for onward lending to low-income countries as part of the IMF’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust...
Riksbank uses external consultant for continued analysis work
01/07/2020 -In mid-March, the Riksbank decided to purchase commercial paper and corporate bonds within the scope of the crisis measures taken to alleviate the consequences of the corona pandemic on the Swedish economy. The purchases aim to hold back...
Riksbank to gear up in 2021
17/12/2020 -2021 will be an intensive year for the Riksbank. A new reference rate is to be introduced, crisis preparedness is to be strengthened and new digital working and communication forms are to be developed. The RIX payment system is to be developed...