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Riksbank offers first USD loan on Thursday, 26 March
24/03/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer the banks loans in USD against collateral. The first auction of USD 10 billion with a maturity of 3 months will be held on Thursday, 26 March, starting at 1400 hours. The framework amount is USD 60...
Central banks have entered into swap agreements in US dollars with the Federal Reserve
19/03/2020 -Today, the Federal Reserve, Reserve Bank of Australia, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Bank of Korea, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Danmarks Nationalbank, Norges Bank and Sveriges Riksbank announced that temporary, mutual currency arrangements...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 21 April 2020
04/05/2020 -On 21 April an extraordinary monetary policy meeting was held as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 30 June 2020
10/07/2020 -At the monetary policy meeting on 30 June, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided on further monetary policy measures to alleviate the economic consequences of the pandemic and help the economy and inflation to recover. The framework for...
Zero policy rate and extended asset purchases
26/11/2020 -The increased spread of infection and tighter restrictions will lead to a new downturn in the Swedish economy. To give further support in an uncertain time, improve the conditions for a recovery and help inflation rise towards the target of 2...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 27 April 2022
06/05/2022 -The Riksbank needs to conduct monetary policy to counteract the high inflation becoming entrenched in price- and wage-setting, and ensure that inflation returns to the target after a time. At its monetary policy meeting on 27 April, the...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: “Everyone is talking about the problems, no one is talking about how well things are going”
14/06/2022 -Several of the major Swedish companies say that they have never experienced such a favourable economic situation as now. This is described in the Riksbank's latest Business Survey. It is primarily manufacturing industry companies that are...
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...
Offline card payments should be possible no later than 1 July 2026
03/10/2025 -The Riksbank and representatives from the payment market have today reached an agreement to increase the possibility to make offline card payments for essential goods. The agreement is an important step in the work to strengthen Sweden's payment...