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Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 18 December 2019
08/01/2020 -At the monetary policy meeting on 18 December 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to raise the repo rate from –0.25 per cent to zero per cent.
Monetary policy April 2020: The Riksbank is supporting an economy in crisis
28/04/2020 -The corona pandemic is hitting the world hard and restrictions to reduce the spread of infection are leading to widespread economic consequences. In recent weeks, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has taken decisions on a large number of...
The Riksbank to buy covered bonds
20/03/2020 -The Riksbank announced on 16 and 19 March that it will extend its purchases of securities during the year by up to SEK 300 billion. The purchases will if necessary include government and municipal bonds, covered bonds and securities issued by...
SEK 5.5 billion in invalid banknotes – redeem them before the fee is raised
25/06/2020 -It is now three years since the banknote and coin changeover was completed, but there are still invalid banknotes missing to a value of SEK 5.5 billion. These are banknotes that became invalid during the changeover in 2015-2017. Take the...
Swap agreement with Federal Reserve extended
05/08/2020 -Today the Riksbank has decided to extend the temporary swap agreement entered into with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on 19 March 2020.
Continued elevated risks to financial stability
11/11/2020 -The support measures implemented by governments, central banks and other authorities, both in Sweden and abroad, have ensured that the Swedish financial system has so far coped with the challenges of the pandemic relatively well. However, the...
Riksbank initiates corporate bond purchases via auctions and increases transparency
17/11/2020 -The Riksbank's purchases of corporate bonds have so far been made through a bilateral purchase procedure. On 2 December, the Riksbank will also begin purchasing corporate bonds via auctions. This means that the Riksbank's continued purchases will...
ESRB issues renewed recommendation on dividend restrictions
18/12/2020 -The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), the EU’s macroprudential overseer, has issued a recommendation to all member states that financial companies (such as banks, investment firms and insurance companies) shall refrain from or limit dividend...
The reference rate SWESTR can be used from 2 September
22/06/2021 -The Riksbank’s transaction-based reference rate SWESTR can be used in financial contracts as of 2 September 2021. SWESTR can thereby replace STIBOR, on the shortest maturity, as the reference rate in financial contracts. On 1 October 2021, the...
The Riksbank to continue to offer dollar loans and to support banks’ corporate lending
10/03/2021 -It is important for the Riksbank to maintain preparedness to manage any deterioration in credit supply which could hamper the recovery of the Swedish economy. The Executive Board has therefore decided today that the Riksbank shall continue to...