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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...
Dag Edvardsson new General Counsel to the Riksbank
07/01/2020 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Dag Edvardsson as new General Counsel to the Riksbank. His most recent post was Senior Legal Adviser at the Ministry of Finance. He will take up the position on 1 March 2020.
New challengers on the mortgage market
15/01/2020 -In Sweden, the norm is for mortgages to be issued by banks. But new players, known as mortgage credit companies, are now challenging this norm. A new Economic Commentary describes the development of these new players in Sweden and draws...
Card payments still dominate
07/11/2019 -The majority of household purchases in Sweden are made by card. In ten years, the average Swede has doubled their card use. However, large-scale payments often take place between companies and authorities and are done via credit transfers. Card...
FAQs on funding for lending programmes
21/09/2021 -The Riksbank decided to terminate this programme on 20 September 2021. The last auction procedure of the programme was held on 10 September 2021. In this programme, the Riksbank offered funding to banks of up to SEK 500 billion against collateral...
Riksbank extends test of technical solution for the e-krona
12/02/2021 -In partnership with Accenture, the Riksbank is conducting a pilot project to develop a proposal for a technical solution for an e-krona that can work as a complement to cash. The main aim of the pilot is for the Riksbank to increase its knowledge...
Riksbank opens offices in Falun and Jönköping
17/03/2021 -The Riksbank is responsible for supplying Sweden with banknotes and has a cash handling office in Märsta, north of Stockholm. To enable cash handling in the event of a crisis or serious disruption to society, we are opening two new offices.
Why have US long-term yields risen?
11/05/2021 -It is primarily rising term premiums, not higher policy-rate expectations, that explain the increase in US long-term yields since last summer. This is according to an analysis by Jan Alsterlind at the Monetary Policy Department.
How the Riksbank creates money in times of crisis
11/06/2020 -The Riksbank and other central banks around the world have implemented extensive measures to alleviate the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. Many of the measures involve creating large volumes of new money. But how is...
The functioning of the fixed-income market has deteriorated due to the coronavirus pandemic
16/06/2020 -The functioning of the Swedish fixed-income market is considered to have deteriorated, compared with last autumn, due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is revealed by the Riksbank's Financial markets survey, which was carried out in April and...