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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...
Repo rate raised to zero per cent
19/12/2019 -Inflation has been close to the Riksbank’s target of 2 per cent since the start of 2017, and the Riksbank assesses that conditions are good for inflation to remain close to the target going forward. Therefore, in line with the assessment in...
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...
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...
Anna Breman new Deputy Governor of the Riksbank
08/11/2019 -The General Council of the Riksbank today decided to appoint Anna Breman new member of the Executive Board of the Riksbank. Breman replaces Kerstin af Jochnick, who left the Riksbank in October 2019 to work at the ECB. The General Council also...
The Riksbank would like the BIS to establish an innovation hub in Sweden
23/01/2020 -The Bank for International Settlements, BIS, has recently begun to establish innovation hubs in a few countries to work at an in-depth level on analysing technological financial innovation. The Riksbank intends to present its candidacy for the...
Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies
21/01/2020 -The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National Bank, together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have created a group to share experience as they...
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...
Riksbank raises policy rate by 0.5 percentage points and, starting in April, will begin selling government bonds
09/02/2023 -Inflation is far too high and has continued to rise. For inflation to fall and stabilise around the target within a reasonable time, the Executive Board has decided to raise the Riksbank's policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 3.0 per cent.
Corona pandemic increasing risks to financial stability
20/05/2020 -The corona pandemic has had serious consequences for the global economy. Around the world, powerful measures have been implemented to mitigate the effects on the real economy and reduce turbulence on financial markets. In Sweden, too, the...