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Erik Thedéen: If the outlook remains the same, the policy rate may be cut again
15/01/2025 -In an uncertain world, it is important that we have our own house in order. The Swedish economy is fundamentally stable and there are good prospects for stronger growth and rising employment during the year. But we need to be vigilant about...
Erik Thedéen on monetary policy in 2023: The Riksbank’s policy rate rises contributed to lower inflation
28/05/2024 -“The period we have been through saw the highest inflation since the early 1990s, and it has required more rate rises than we initially estimated to handle it. Over the year, inflation fell by 8 percentage points and it now appears to be back...
Anna Breman in Sala: Low and stable inflation contributes to stronger economic development
11/09/2024 -First Deputy Governor Anna Breman visits Sala on Wednesday to speak at the business week organised to mark the 400th anniversary of the town.
Aino Bunge: Lower interest rates provide relief but do not solve structural challenges in the housing market
17/10/2024 -“There is more confidence that we have left the period of high inflation behind us. Outcomes and indicators also implies that inflation will remain in line with the target. For this reason we have been able to cut the policy rate gradually but at...
Anna Seim: The Riksbank's new assessment of the long-term neutral interest rate
26/11/2024 -The neutral interest rate is a concept that is central both in research and in the central banking world, and which has begun to be discussed increasingly in Sweden. But what does the term mean and how does the Riksbank view the neutral interest...
Per Jansson: Reassuring inflationary pressures but uncertainty abroad
27/11/2024 -"We have now cut the policy rate four times in six months, by a total of 1.25 percentage points. This has been gradual, but also fairly rapid, and more than in almost all other comparable countries. A lower interest rate strengthens households'...
Ohlsson: War often leads to inflation
17/05/2022 -In a speech at Uppsala University, Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson observed that inflation in the 1900s has tended to rise in connection with wars. This applies both to countries directly involved in the war and those that are not.
Perspectives on the krona, inflation and monetary policy
04/12/2019 -It is challenging to sort out what drives the exchange rate and what the exchange rate means for inflation and monetary policy. In the Economic Commentary “Perspectives on the krona, inflation and monetary policy”, the authors use the Riksbank’s...
Labour market effects of the corona crisis in the short and the long term
08/01/2021 -The corona crisis has hit the labour market hard. Although the comprehensive economic policy measures introduced during the pandemic have mitigated the negative effects, the number of unemployed has risen at the same time as employment and hours...
Bids of SEK 60 billion received at today’s auction
20/03/2020 -To avoid robust companies being knocked out as a result of the corona pandemic, the Riksbank decided on 13 March to lend up to SEK 500 billion to companies via the banks against collateral. The aim is to maintain the supply of credit to Swedish...