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The Riksbank is reducing the foreign exchange reserve and upgrading the terms and conditions for Emergency Liquidity Assistance
06/03/2019 -The Riksbank has a gold and foreign exchange (FX) reserve to be able to perform its monetary policy and financial stability remit. This involves, among other things, the Riksbank having a contingency plan for the provision of liquidity in...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: “The whole of society is on hold”
25/05/2020 -The corona pandemic has meant that large parts of the business sector have experi-enced very rapid and severe falls in demand. In some sectors, companies are fighting for their survival, whereas other sectors have instead seen a tangible increase...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Economic upswing gradually slowing down but trade conflicts are a source of concern
18/06/2019 -Economic activity is still good according to major Swedish companies, but, as earlier, they expect a weakening in the period ahead. This is revealed by the interviews in the Riksbank’s Business Survey from May.
Increased transparency over the Riksbank’s corporate bond purchases
06/11/2020 -The Riksbank is to publish a list of the companies having outstanding bonds that the Riksbank may purchase under its programme for extended purchases of securities.
Governor Stefan Ingves elected First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board
19/12/2019 -Governor Stefan Ingves has been appointed First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), the EU’s macro-prudential overseer, which is chaired by ECB’s President Christine Lagarde. He was elected by the General Council of the ECB...
BIS innovation hub requires amendment to the Sveriges Riksbank Act
06/03/2020 -The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has recently started to establish innovation hubs at selected sites around the world. The aim is to analyse technical financial innovations more closely. An amendment to the Sveriges Riksbank Act is...
Home equity extraction activities in Sweden
15/05/2020 -Estimates suggest that one-third of mortgage borrowers in Sweden have extracted home equity at least once during the period 2010 – 2017. Home equity extraction raises the debt-to-income ratio of households by 50-70 percentage points, which may...
Money and legislation need to be adapted to digitalisation
15/10/2020 -The Riksbank has the task of ensuring that payments can be made safely and efficiently and that the krona retains its value. For this to be possible, cash needs to be both protected and supplemented with a digital alternative. The right...
Rising sea levels increase the risk to housing
03/11/2020 -Climate change will cause sea levels to rise. Housing located close to Sweden’s coastline will then become more vulnerable to extreme weather and flooding. This could, in turn, have consequences for financial stability.
Weekly purchases
02/01/2023 -Results of the Riksbank’s corporate bond purchases.