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Payments in Sweden 2019
07/11/2019 -Digital payment methods are squeezing out cash. New technology means that payment services are also offered by companies other than banks. Digitalisation makes payments easier, but also creates risks that need to be managed. The Riksbank...
Repo rate unchanged at −0.25 per cent
24/10/2019 -After several years of strong economic activity and inflation close to the target of 2 per cent, the Swedish economy is slowing down and the economic conditions are becoming more normal. In recent months, inflation has indeed fallen back, but...
Riksbank simplifies operational framework
01/10/2019 -The Riksbank is making the operational framework for the implementation of monetary policy simpler and more flexible. This change will be implemented in two stages, starting 9 October 2019. The changes will not affect the Riksbank’s decisions on...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 4 September 2019
17/09/2019 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 4 September 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at –0.25 per cent. As previously, the forecast for the repo rate indicates that the rate will be increased towards...
European gold agreement will not be renewed
26/07/2019 -The European Central Bank (ECB) and 21 other European central banks, including the Riksbank, have jointly decided not to renew the Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA) upon its expiry in September 2019. The first agreement was signed in 1999 to...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 2 July 2019
12/07/2019 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 2 July 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at –0.25 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate is also unchanged and indicates that it will be increased again towards...
Riksbank considering changes to operational framework for monetary policy
03/07/2019 -The Riksbank is considering making changes to the operational framework for monetary policy. This is to make the framework simpler and more flexible. The Riksbank will, as before, set the level of the policy rate. The changes, which are not...
Five monetary policy meetings per year
25/06/2019 -The Executive Board has decided to hold five ordinary meetings per year, at which monetary policy is decided, instead of six. This will apply with effect from 2020. The Executive Board has also taken a decision on the meeting calendar for the...
High household indebtedness remains greatest risk in Swedish economy
22/05/2019 -High household indebtedness continues to pose the greatest risk in the Swedish economy. To address the fundamental causes of this high indebtedness, it is urgent that measures be taken in housing and tax policy.
New publication time for Financial Stability Report on 22 May
13/05/2019 -The time of publication of the Riksbank’s Financial Stability Report on 22 May has been moved to 8.30 am. The press conference to be held on the same day has also been moved to 10 am.