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Monetary policy decision: Asset purchases and zero interest rate support the recovery and inflation
27/04/2021 -Despite the spread of the coronavirus having increased again, the Swedish economy has developed relatively well, supported by extensive economic policy measures. The economic outlook is slightly brighter now than it was in February, but the...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 26 April
10/05/2021 -The recovery is well underway, but it will take time before inflation is more permanently close to the target of 2 per cent. Continued expansionary monetary policy is therefore needed to support the economy and inflation. At the monetary policy...
The Riksbank revises its internal ethical regulations after infringements
18/06/2021 -In connection with a routine check of employees’ asset transactions, it has been noted that a few employees at the Riksbank have made transactions that are not in line with the Riksbank's ethical regulations. However, it is a question of...
Riksbank to hold extra auction on 16 August 2021
09/07/2021 -On 16 August 2021, the Riksbank will hold an extra auction for extraordinary loans in Swedish krona at 3 and 6-month maturities.
Alternative measures of labour market slack improve the analysis of inflation
08/11/2022 -Can alternative, more disaggregated measures of labour market slack improve inflation forecasts? Caroline Flodberg, Marie Hesselman and Mårten Löf investigate this issue in a Staff memo.
Can equity price movements be better explained when taking interest rates directly into account?
02/11/2021 -Equity valuation metrics, such as the cyclically adjusted P/E (CAPE) ratio, can help explain subsequent stock price movements in Sweden. This is one of the conclusions in a new staff memo where the authors evaluate the explanatory power of two...
The development of risk premiums on covered bonds during the coronavirus pandemic
08/11/2021 -In this Economic Commentary, the author examines how yields on covered bonds, also commonly known as mortgage bonds, developed during the coronavirus pandemic until the beginning of the summer of this year. Like all market rates, these yields...
Third book in the series on Sweden’s monetary and financial history
01/12/2022 -On 1 December, the third volume of the Riksbank's Historical Monetary and Financial Statistics project will be published.
Riksbank joins the Federal Reserve's repo facility in USD
20/12/2021 -The Riksbank has decided to join the US Federal Reserve System’s standing repo facility in US dollars. This will increase the Riksbank’s readiness to use its foreign exchange reserves, for instance to strengthen access to liquidity in US dollars...
Riksbank launches service for instant payments
23/05/2022 -Today the RIX-INST service is launched, which means that payments between banks can be made in real time 24 hours a day and 365 days a year in central bank money. The Riksbank is thus offering the banks a secure and cost-effective payment system...