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Erik Thedéen at the Riksdag Committee on Finance: “The Riksbank is building up preparedness to face a wide range of threats”
18/02/2025 -Governor Erik Thedéen was today questioned by the Riksdag Committee on Finance about the Riksbank's preparedness activities. One of the things he spoke about during the hearing was that the Riksbank's preparedness must be able to meet many...
Erik Thedéen: Monetary policy needs to be adapted cautiously
07/02/2024 -“Monetary policy has contributed to lower inflationary pressure in Sweden, and if the prospects for inflation remain favourable, the possibility of a policy rate cut during the first half of the year cannot be ruled out.” This comment was made...
Anna Breman: Inflation decline continuing, but risk of setbacks remains
20/02/2024 -“Inflation has fallen significantly from high levels and the inflation outlook is brighter. However, we cannot take a smooth return to low and stable inflation for granted. We therefore need to be patient in our monetary policy.” These were the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Good experiences of the repo-rate path
15/01/2018 -Just in time for the ten-year anniversary of the Riksbank’s first published repo-rate forecasts, the so-called ‘repo-rate path’, the Riksbank has evaluated the experiences of the forecasts. Even if there have been constant challenges, the...
Cyberattacks are a serious threat to the financial infrastructure
15/01/2018 -On the whole, the financial infrastructure in Sweden functions well. It consists of safe and efficient systems. However, it has vulnerabilities and risks that could lead to disruptions in the financial system. This is a conclusion of the annual...
New global code of conduct for foreign exchange market
17/01/2018 -Central banks and private actors around the world have collaborated to produce a global standard for the foreign exchange market, the FX Global Code of Conduct. The Riksbank is one of many participants in the foreign exchange market that have...