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The Riksbank’s repo rate will change its name to the Riksbank’s policy rate
08/06/2022 -New name – same function and purpose. This is the main message when the Riksbank’s repo rate is now being renamed the Riksbank’s policy rate.
Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences for 2022
10/10/2022 -The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2022 (the Nobel Prize in Economics) to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig for their...
Press Release from the Financial Stability Council extraordinary meeting on 4 September 2022
04/09/2022 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 4 September at an extraordinary meeting. Participants at the meeting included the Minister for Financial Markets, Max...
Recording of film about Stefan Ingves
03/06/2022 -B-Reel films AB and director Nathan Grossman are making a documentary about Stefan Ingves...
Account of monetary policy in 2019 – return to more normal economic activity and zero interest rate
02/04/2020 -In December the Riksbank raised the repo rate from –0.25 to zero per cent, leaving behind the negative interest rate and could note that the expansionary monetary policy with a negative interest rate and asset purchases had contributed to Sweden...
Difficult to compare consumer price indices between countries
24/01/2020 -Consumer price indices and inflation rates can vary between different countries, due in part to data being collected and processed in different ways. This is important to bear in mind when comparing measurements of consumer prices in different...
The Riksbank to test technical solution for the e-krona
20/02/2020 -The Riksbank is conducting a pilot project with Accenture aimed at developing a proposal for a technical solution for an e-krona. The objective is to create, in an isolated test environment, a digital krona that is simple and user-friendly. The...
The Riksbank’s measures during the financial crisis protected financial stability
06/02/2020 -During the financial crisis, the Riksbank took a number of measures to limit the financial consequences for the Swedish financial system and to protect financial stability. A new Riksbank Study gives a detailed chronological description of the...
New challengers on the mortgage market
15/01/2020 -In Sweden, the norm is for mortgages to be issued by banks. But new players, known as mortgage credit companies, are now challenging this norm. A new Economic Commentary describes the development of these new players in Sweden and draws...
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...