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Per Jansson: Strong reasons to expect inflation to fall back
01/04/2025 -“In a turbulent world, central banks must be as predictable as possible and not contribute to further uncertainty. I believe this is best done by having a clear focus on maintaining confidence in the inflation target. Temporary deviations from...
Anna Breman: Large differences between households when inflation is high, but all are affected negatively
30/08/2023 -“When inflation is high, as it is today, everyone is affected negatively. At the same time, there are large differences between the cost-of-living increases that different households face. For some households, inflation is significantly higher...
The banknote and coin changeover has worked well on the whole
17/05/2018 -The Riksbank’s evaluation of the changeover of banknotes and coins in shows that cash market participants consider the changeover to have worked well on the whole, even though the coin changeover was demanding.
Nordea’s relocation increases stability risks in the short term
04/06/2018 -Nordea plans to relocate its parent company to Finland and thereby to the European banking union. It is the Riksbank’s assessment that a relocation slightly increases the risks to financial stability in the short term. The Riksbank therefore...
Consultation on Instant payments and the Riksbank’s role in the payment infrastructure
05/06/2018 -An infrastructure for the settlement of instant payments will become an increasingly important element of the payment landscape. The Riksbank therefore invites participants in the RIX system, and other interested parties, to give their views on...
Ingves and Jansson to participate in IMF spring meeting
20/04/2018 -On 16-22 April, the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank will take place in Washington D.C. The Swedish delegation will include Governor of the Riksbank Stefan Ingves, Deputy Governor Per Jansson, Finance...
All banks should be obliged to handle cash
22/10/2018 -The Riksbank mainly welcomes the Riksbank Committee’s proposal to impose an obligation on most major banks to offer access to cash services throughout Sweden. But the Riksbank wishes to go a step further. “It is our opinion that all banks and...
Technological change has not lead to fewer jobs
02/10/2019 -Technological change means that some jobs disappear. At the same time, however, new jobs are usually also created. The Economic Commentary “Technological change and the labour market” shows that total employment has not fallen due to new...
Fiscal policy from a monetary policy perspective
27/05/2019 -The low global interest rates have reduced the scope for monetary policy to stimulate the economy, but at the same time may have increased the scope for fiscal policy action. This has brought the interaction between monetary and fiscal policy...
The relationship between different prices, the exchange rate and economic activity
07/04/2021 -There is a clear relationship between economic activity and the exchange rate, on one hand, and many consumer prices, on the other. This is demonstrated by an analysis made by Mårten Löf, advisor at the Riksbank’s Forecasting Division. The...