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Political uncertainty in EU worries market participants
14/01/2018 -The majority of the market participants responding to the spring Risk Survey consider there are risks linked to political uncertainty in the EU. The low interest rates, household indebtedness and high housing and property prices are also...
Important to have sufficient foreign currency reserve rapidly available in a crisis
14/01/2018 -The Riksbank welcomes the fact that the question of financial independence is further being investigated by the Ministry of Finance, and supports several of the proposals in the draft referral to the Council on Legislation. But the Riksbank must...
Housing prices and household indebtedness – the foremost risk
14/01/2018 -Households’ high and rising indebtedness form a serious threat to financial and macroeconomic stability. Further measures need to be introduced to increase the resilience of the household sector and reduce risks. There are also vulnerabilities...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 26 April 2017
17/01/2018 -At the monetary policy meeting on 26 April, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to continue purchasing government bonds during the second half of 2017, both nominal and real bonds, each corresponding to SEK 7.5 billion. Maturities and...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Industrial activity stronger than expected
14/01/2018 -According to Swedish manufacturing companies, international demand was stronger than expected and the economic situation has therefore continued to improve since last autumn. This is revealed by the Riksbank’s February 2017 Business Survey.
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 14 February 2017
17/01/2018 -At the monetary policy meeting on 14 February, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate at −0.50 per cent and there is still a greater probability that the rate will be cut than that it will be raised in the near term.
A month to go before Linné, Karl XI and older coins become invalid
14/01/2018 -There is just one month to go before the old 100- and 500-krona banknotes and the old 1-, 2- and 5-krona coins become invalid. There is still SEK 9.2 billion in banknotes and SEK 1.9 billion in coins left in circulation. This is why the Riksbank...
The Riksbank considers new target variable and variation band
14/01/2018 -The Riksbank is considering changing the target variable for the inflation target to the CPIF. As inflation will always vary around 2 per cent, a variation band of +/- 1 percentage point is being also considered to illustrate this uncertainty.
Two months left before SEK 15 billion becomes invalid
14/01/2018 -After 30 June 2017, it will no longer be possible to pay with the old 1, 2 and 5-krona coins and the old 100 and 500-krona banknotes.
Olof Sandstedt acting Head of the Financial Stability Department as of 7 June
14/01/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Olof Sandstedt as acting Head of the Financial Stability Department as of 7 June. He will take over from Kasper Roszbach, who is to start at Norges Bank as director of research.