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Repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent − bond purchases according to plan
14/01/2018 -Economic activity is strong and inflation is close to the target of 2 per cent. Monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to continue to be close to 2 per cent. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has therefore decided to hold...
Almost all banknotes and 46 per cent of coins have been returned to the Riksbank
14/01/2018 -Sweden’s largest banknote and coin changeover is now almost complete. It is still possible to deposit invalid 100 and 500-krona banknotes into bank accounts up to and including 30 June 2018. So far, 92 per cent of all of the banknotes and 46 per...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 25 October 2017
17/01/2018 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 25 October 2017, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent. The first rate increase is expected to be made in the middle of 2018, which is the same assessment...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Good times for companies
14/01/2018 -The strong economic situation will continue in the months ahead. This is the assessment of the Swedish companies that participated in the Riksbank’s Business Survey in May.
Riksbank calls on banks and retailers to take greater responsibility for coin changeover
14/01/2018 -The Riksbank calls on the banks to ensure that their customers in the retail trade have sufficient supplies of new coins prior to the conclusion of the coin changeover. At the same time, the Riksbank calls on the retail trade to stop handing out...
Just over SEK 8 billion left – banks can still accept older banknotes and coins
14/01/2018 -Friday 30 June is the last day the older 100- and 500-krona banknotes and the older 1-, 2- and 5-krona coins can be used as legal tender. It is still possible to deposit them in a bank account, however.
CPIF target variable for monetary policy
14/01/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to adopt inflation measured in terms of the CPIF (the consumer price index with a fixed interest rate) as a formal target variable for monetary policy. The target for monetary policy is that the...
Henrik Braconier new Head of the Financial Stability Department
14/01/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Henrik Braconier as new Head of the Financial Stability Department. Henrik Braconier is currently Chief Economist at Finansinspektionen (the Swedish financial supervisory authority). He will take...
Erik Thedéen on monetary policy in 2023: The Riksbank’s policy rate rises contributed to lower inflation
28/05/2024 -“The period we have been through saw the highest inflation since the early 1990s, and it has required more rate rises than we initially estimated to handle it. Over the year, inflation fell by 8 percentage points and it now appears to be back...
Erik Thedéen: Reflections on the high inflation in recent years
20/05/2024 -"The last few years have been tough and turbulent, with households under pressure from high inflation and rising interest rates. Concerns remain, but from an inflation perspective, prospects look much brighter. Inflation targeting has for the...