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Slowdown in foreign trade worrying for Swedish economy
22/05/2020 -Global trade has increased rapidly since the early 1990s, thanks to technological developments and increasingly liberal trade regulations. But, after the great recession of 2008–2009, this development has come to a halt. A return to a global...
The functioning of the fixed-income market has deteriorated due to the coronavirus pandemic
16/06/2020 -The functioning of the Swedish fixed-income market is considered to have deteriorated, compared with last autumn, due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is revealed by the Riksbank's Financial markets survey, which was carried out in April and...
New issue of the Riksbank’s journal Economic Review
18/06/2020 -The second issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review in 2020 has a special theme, namely central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and the e-krona. Regular readers of the Economic Review may remember that there was a theme issue on the e-krona in...
IMF experts present their view on the Riksbank Inquiry’s proposals
05/08/2020 -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extensive expertise in central bank legislation and a unique international insight into how it is designed in different countries. In light of this, the Riksbank invited IMF experts to present their view...
How the Riksbank creates money in times of crisis
11/06/2020 -The Riksbank and other central banks around the world have implemented extensive measures to alleviate the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. Many of the measures involve creating large volumes of new money. But how is...
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...
Publication of new reference rate postponed
12/05/2020 -The Riksbank has earlier notified that it will start to calculate and publish a new reference rate for the shortest maturity (overnight) in Swedish kronor. As a result of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the Swedish economy and Swedish...
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...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 5 June 2020
12/06/2020 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 5 June to discuss the general stability situation, the need for analyses and possible measures, as well as upcoming...
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...