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Offline card payments – the options are now expanding
01/07/2026 -From today, 1 July 2026, there will be more options for paying by card in-store when buying essential goods. This will strengthen the resilience of the payment system and is based on an agreement between the Riksbank and market participants.
Policy rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent
20/08/2026 -During the summer, both growth and inflation have been higher than was forecast in June, and there is still a risk of underlying inflation becoming too high in the wake of the supply shocks in the Middle East. However, the picture is not...
The September monetary policy meeting will be held in Gothenburg
03/06/2026 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank will hold its monetary policy meeting in Gothenburg on 23 September. The meeting will take place at the county administrative board of Västra Götaland's premises. The decision will be published on the...
Minutes of the monetary policy meeting on 16 June 2026
24/06/2026 -The Executive Board decided to leave the policy rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent at its monetary policy meeting on 16 June 2026. In the minutes of the meeting, you can follow the discussion leading up to the decision and see the arguments put...
The risks in the financial system have increased
01/06/2023 -The high inflation and higher interest rates are challenging the stability of the global financial system. Recently, various crisis-related events have arisen abroad, requiring authorities to take measures to avoid a possible financial crisis.
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Bargain hunting intensifies
09/06/2023 -The economic situation is expected to remain weak in the coming six months. But the business sector is clearly divided, both in terms of its view of economic activity and the need to continue raising sales prices. This is the conclusion of the...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 25 April 2023
09/05/2023 -For inflation to fall and stabilise at the target within a reasonable period of time, the Executive Board decided to raise the Riksbank's policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 3.5 per cent. The forecast indicates that the policy rate will...
Global environment puts pressure on payments system resilience
10/03/2025 -To strengthen the resilience of the payment system, it urgently needs to be possible to pay offline with cards and use cash to pay for essential goods. Both public and private payments market actors need to take action to increase payments...
The Riksbank's business survey: "Hard to see any improvement in the near term"
29/10/2024 -The manufacturing industry no longer believes that the economy will improve in the near future, and optimism in the retail trade sector has also declined compared with the spring. Weak demand is putting pressure on selling prices. But there are...
Policy rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent
20/03/2025 -Despite the substantial global turbulence, the outlook for inflation and economic activity in Sweden is expected to remain broadly intact. The recovery of the Swedish economy has begun, but activity is still weak. Inflation is expected to be...