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No dividend paid to the Treasury
20/02/2023 -The General Council of the Riksbank has, in accordance with the Sveriges Riksbank Act, submitted a proposal to the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) regarding the allocation of the Riksbank's results for the financial year 2022. As the results...
Buying and selling financial instruments
20/02/2025 -In order to counter serious disruptions in the financial system in Sweden, the Riksbank may – if there are exceptional reasons – buy and sell financial instruments like a market maker at predetermined prices in order to temporarily support the...
Difficult for many to pay digitally
15/12/2022 -Difficult for many to pay digitally A large proportion of all payments are made digitally. At the same time, the range of manual payment services is decreasing. For those who cannot use digital payment methods, it is therefore becoming...
In Sweden, we prefer to pay digitally
15/12/2022 -In Sweden, we prefer to pay digitally The Riksbank’s survey of the Swedish people’s payment habits in 2022 shows that the habits that received an extra boost during the pandemic persist: almost all payments are made digitally, we shop online...
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...
Former Governor Stefan Ingves awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
22/03/2023 -Former Governor Stefan Ingves has been awarded the Central Banking Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognises someone whose pioneering work in central banking and career have left an indelible mark on the central banking community.
The cost to society can be reduced
23/03/2023 -The cost to society can be reduced In Sweden, more than 95 per cent of payments are digital. There is therefore potential to reduce the social resources spent on payments by making greater use of the most cost-efficient ways of making digital...
SEK 5 billion reversed from previous risk provisions to the financial result for 2022
11/01/2023 -The Riksbank is expected to report an unrealised loss for 2022, and the Executive Board has thus decided to reverse previous financial risk provisions of SEK 5 billion to the result for the 2022 financial year. The preliminary reported result...
Is the same unexpected pattern hiding behind trends in interest rates in small open economies?
23/04/2024 -Is the same unexpected pattern hiding behind trends in interest rates in small open economies? An interesting question that Hillenbrand (2023) does not analyse is whether the narrow time window around Fed monetary policy meetings also captures...
...there is a surprising pattern
23/04/2024 -...there is a surprising pattern In light of these theories, Hillenbrand (2023) has documented a surprising pattern: interest rate changes in a narrow window of time around the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meetings capture virtually the...