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Ohlsson: Inflation statistics difficult to interpret during the economic crisis
17/06/2020 -“Who could have imagined that spring 2020 would turn out like this?” These comments are made by Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson in a speech today published on the Riksbank’s website. The economic crisis has entailed several challenges for the...
A Riksbank equipped for the future
08/12/2020 -“Our focus has been on keeping interest rates low and ensuring that there is good access to liquidity. We have wanted to provide the economy with the best conditions possible to recover after the coronavirus pandemic and, as usual, to get...
Ingves: Hearing of the Riksdag Committee on Finance on monetary policy 2018
02/05/2019 -On Thursday, the entire Executive Board of the Riksbank took part in an open hearing of the Riksdag Committee on Finance on the report Account of Monetary Policy 2018. The report forms part of the material for the annual assessment of monetary...
Ingves: Structural reforms required on the housing market
14/05/2019 -Governor Stefan Ingves held a speech today at DI’s banking conference in Stockholm. He said that the high level of indebtedness in the Swedish household sector poses the greatest risk in the Swedish economy. The housing policy conducted has led...
Stefan Ingves: A changing payment market and the Riksbank’s operational framework
16/05/2019 -The Riksbank is currently reviewing how the monetary policy operational framework could be developed so that it continues to be an effective tool for achieving the price stability objective. “We are currently looking at how we can design a...
Flodén: Safer payments with RIX open 24/365
12/06/2019 -The Riksbank needs to supplement its RIX payment system with a system that is open 24/365 and can rapidly settle large numbers of payments in central bank money. In this way we can continue to offer a safe and cost-efficient infrastructure as...
Ingves: Resilience to cyber attacks must be strengthened further
29/11/2019 -The Riksbank, in cooperation with the other Nordic central banks, is today arranging a conference on cyber security in the financial sector. This is the third of a series of annual conferences arranged by the Nordic central banks. Governor...
Jansson: Contemplations of an interest-rate dove and inflation hawk
03/12/2019 -“I do not see the abolition of negative rates as an end in itself for the Riksbank”. These were the words of Deputy Governor Per Jansson in his speech at Danske Bank on Tuesday when he presented his view of current monetary policy and his...
Flodén: Reasonable for the Riksbank’s balance sheet to shrink in the long run
13/04/2018 -The Riksbank should wind down most of its government bonds when monetary policy is normalised. By doing this, the Riksbank will minimise its financial risk and safeguard its future capacity to fund its own operations and conduct an independent...
Jansson: Monetary policy in less favourable times – what are the options?
04/12/2018 -“Given the generally low interest rates that have arisen after the financial crisis, there is good reason to begin examining the possibilities for monetary policy to deal with the next economic downturn – whenever this might occur.” These...