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Account of Monetary Policy 2017 – Good target attainment and more accurate forecasts
28/03/2018 -Inflation back on target during 2017 The Riksbank has over several years conducted a very expansionary monetary policy to maintain confidence in the inflation target. This policy has, together with increasingly strong developments abroad,...
Carney, Liikanen and Powell to participate in the Riksbank’s 350th anniversary conference
06/04/2018 -The programme for the Riksbank's anniversary conference on 25 May has now been confirmed. Speakers and panellists will include central bank governors, economists and academics from the entire world. Among others, Governor Mark Carney of the Bank...
Reduced use of cash natural consequence of digitalisation
14/05/2018 -Cash usage is declining rapidly in Sweden. This appears to be driven by decreasing demand. Quite simply, the general public prefers electronic payments such as debit cards and Swish. In a new Economic Commentary, the authors argue that this is a...
The Riksbank’s oversight of the financial infrastructure
18/05/2018 -The Riksbank oversees the financial infrastructure to carry out its statutory tasks of promoting a safe and efficient payment system and maintaining price stability. A smoothly-functioning financial infrastructure is essential for payments and...
Swedish banknotes will not be printed in Malta
18/05/2018 -Crane AB, which prints Swedish banknotes, has announced that it will be winding up the banknote printing works in Tumba and will instead continue its operations in Malta. The Riksbank's agreement with Crane AB states that Swedish banknotes will...
Sveriges Riksbank and the History of Central Banking
25/05/2018 -The anniversary book, produced for the celebration of the Riksbank’s 350th anniversary, is now ready. “The defence of the value of money has always been relevant, but the problem has been expressed in different ways in different contexts. We...
New committee for the Scandinavian Foreign Exchange Market
31/05/2018 -A Scandinavian FX Committee has been established. This Committee will provide a forum bringing together representatives of the Scandinavian central banks and market participants to meet regularly and discuss current issues on the wholesale...
Terms and Conditions for RIX and Monetary Policy Instruments: proposed amendments circulated for consultation
03/12/2018 -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 are aimed both at...
Riksbank begins prestudy regarding TIPS
06/12/2018 -The ECB's technical platform for instant payment settlement, TIPS, may be an interesting solution for the Swedish market. This was the response of the market participants and other stakeholders who have replied to the Riksbank's consultation on...
Market divided on functioning of fixed-income market
12/12/2018 -The Riksbank's Financial market survey shows that the number of market participants who consider the fixed-income market to be functioning well is the around the same as the number who consider it is functioning poorly. A shortage of liquidity...