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Press conference on IMF assessment of Swedish economy
15/01/2018 -On Thursday, 28 September, a delegation from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, will complete its annual visit to Sweden. The visit forms part of the review of the economic situation that the IMF regularly carries out for each member country,...
Open Forum: How independent can a central bank be?
15/01/2018 -Thursday, 21 September saw the first of the Riksbank’s new seminar series for opinion-makers, politicians and other stakeholders in society. The participants in the discussion panel, Lars Heikensten, Kerstin Hessius, Lotta Engzell Larsson and...
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.
Riksbank publishes the IMF’s report on Sweden’s economy
15/01/2018 -A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completes its annual visit to Sweden. The visit forms part of the consultations that IMF regularly has with its member countries, the so-called Article IV consultations.
Households’ debts are rising – but what assets do they have?
12/12/2017 -Swedish households’ assets and liabilities have increased substantially in recent years. But which groups of households are highly indebted and how vulnerable are they to shocks in the economy? We know very little about this in Sweden, as we...
The IMF’s report on Sweden’s economy
15/01/2018 -In September, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its annual review of Sweden's economy, known as an Article IV consultation. The final report on Sweden's economy, which was discussed by the IMF's Board of Governors on 15 November,...
Household debt continuing to increase faster than incomes
15/01/2018 -High and rising household indebtedness poses the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. This Economic Commentary shows that household indebtedness is continuing to increase faster than incomes and that indebtedness is highest among young and...
Drivers and implications of the strong growth in consumption loans
15/01/2018 -Over the last year, the growth rate of consumption loans has increased sharply, from less than 3 per cent per year in mid-2016 to above 8 per cent in recent months. This development may increase the vulnerability of households to disturbances in...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 5 December 2017
17/01/2018 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 5 December to discuss the general stability situation, the need for analyses and possible measures, as well as upcoming...
New issue of the journal Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review
17/01/2018 -In this edition, we present articles about various monetary policy issues: the role of international dependence in domestic forecasts, the level of the inflation target, household expectations of mortgage rates and how monetary policy is...