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Reporting of US dollar and euro sales will begin on 13 October
10/10/2023 -The Riksbank has previously informed about the decision to hedge part of the foreign exchange reserve to reduce the currency risk. This will be done by selling USD 8 billion and EUR 2 billion for Swedish kronor. The Riksbank will publish...
Prize in Economic Sciences for 2023 to Claudia Goldin
09/10/2023 -The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2023 (the Nobel Prize in Economics) to Claudia Goldin for having advanced our understanding of women’s...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 9 June 2023
16/06/2023 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 9 June to discuss the general stability situation, the need for analyses and possible measures, as well as upcoming...
Payments cost – but the costs vary
23/03/2023 -We rarely consider that it costs to make a payment. But it does. In the Riksbank's Cost Study, published today, the authors estimate that the social cost of payments in Sweden amounts to almost 1 per cent of GDP, or around SEK 5,000 per...
A central bank can conduct an effective monetary policy with low equity
12/12/2022 -Neither weak financial results nor low equity limit the short-term prospects of monetary policy. Central banks, unlike private banks and other commercial activities, are not at risk of bankruptcy and can normally generate the resources they need...
Erik Thedéen takes over today as Governor of the Riksbank
02/01/2023 -In June, the General Council of the Riksbank appointed Erik Thedéen as the new Governor of the Riksbank for a term of six years Today Erik Thedéen begins his new position at the Riksbank. He succeeds former Governor Stefan Ingves, whose term of...
SWESTR will be published earlier in the day
31/03/2023 -As from 2 May, the transaction-based reference rate SWESTR will be published at 09.00 instead of at 11.00. The information provided on the transaction dataset for SWESTR will also be expanded. These decisions are in line with the proposals...
Covered bond purchases had some effect on mortgage rates
19/12/2022 -The Riksbank’s purchases of covered bonds during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to a fall in mortgage rates. The purchases had the fastest and largest effect on mortgage rates with a fixation period of between one and two years. These are...
Riksbank investigating contractual relations with supplier
21/03/2023 -The Riksbank's HR manager has today decided to raise a matter, concerning a contractual relationship, to the Riksbank's Staff Disciplinary Board. It concerns transactions between the Riksbank and one of its contract suppliers. The background is...
How much is inflation affected by monetary policy?
20/12/2022 -Since 2021, inflation has risen and monetary policy has been tightened in many countries, as a result of central banks having both increased their policy rates and reduced their holdings of financial assets. These are significant changes in...