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Per Jansson: Responsible wage formation benefits the Swedish economy
11/04/2024 -“Thanks to the great responsibility taken by the social partners in wage formation, Sweden appears to have less of a problem than some other countries in bringing down inflation 'the last mile'.” These comments were made by Deputy Governor Per...
Cecilia Skingsley: High inflation and a rising repo rate – what happens to the Riksbank's balance sheet?
06/05/2022 -"The relatively short maturity on the Riksbank's asset holdings means that the majority will mature within three years, if the Executive Board chooses to conclude its reinvestment programme. In my opinion, this makes it unlikely that the...
Breman: Monetary policy after corona – we need to think along new lines
23/02/2021 -“The pandemic and its economic consequences have made it perfectly clear that we cannot predict what the next economic crisis will look like – neither when it comes to what will trigger it nor what type of monetary policy response it may need.”...
A Riksbank equipped for the future
08/12/2020 -“Our focus has been on keeping interest rates low and ensuring that there is good access to liquidity. We have wanted to provide the economy with the best conditions possible to recover after the coronavirus pandemic and, as usual, to get...
Funding of this year’s transfer of profit dividends to the Treasury
23/03/2021 -The Riksbank is funding this year’s transfer of profit dividends to the Treasury by increasing the Riksbank’s deposits in SEK from banks by the same amount in the form of Riksbank Certificates and overnight deposits from the banking system. The...
No evidence that the coronavirus spreads via banknotes
26/03/2020 -There is nothing to indicate that there is a risk of being infected by the coronavirus via banknotes and coins. The corona virus that causes covid-19 is primarily spread from coughing and sneezing or via close contact with someone already...
The Riksbank supports temporary exemptions from the amortisation requirement
08/04/2020 -Finansinspektionen’s previously introduced amortisation requirements have strengthened the resilience of households to various shocks. But the outbreak of the coronavirus and the measures considered necessary to delay the spread of infection...
General Council of the Riksbank: Safeguarding the Riksbank’s independence
16/04/2020 -It is important that the principle of an independent Riksbank is upheld in the new Sveriges Riksbank Act and the Riksbank Committee has to a large extent used this principle as a basis. In one area, however, the Committee has chosen a legal...
Riksbank uses external consultant for analysis work
15/05/2020 -To keep monetary policy expansionary and provide support to the economy, the Executive Board decided on 19 March to purchase, within the scope of the Riksbank’s bond purchase programme, bonds and certificates issued by Swedish...
IMF on the economic effects of the coronavirus in Sweden
05/06/2020 -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes how the Swedish economy has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in light of Sweden’s strategy, which is based more on recommendations and social responsibility than on legal obligations. The...