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Henrik Jönsson new acting Head of Corporate Services Department
09/09/2021 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to appoint Henrik Jönsson as acting Head of the Corporate Services Department. Henrik is currently Head of the Secretariat of the Executive Board within the Riksbank’s General Secretariat. He will...
Pass-through of negative policy rates
28/05/2021 -There is a strong link between the repo rate and the interest rates faced by borrowers. This link was strong even when the repo rate was negative. This is demonstrated by Henrik Erikson and David Vestin in the Economic Commentary “Pass-through...
Riksbank begins cooperation with external participants in e-krona pilot
28/05/2021 -During the next phase of the e-krona pilot, the Riksbank will test the technical solution for the e-krona together with Handelsbanken and TietoEVRY. The e-krona pilot is therefore moving on from only having simulated participants to cooperation...
Calendar updated for first half of 2022
14/07/2021 -The Riksbank's calender has been updated with the dates of the Executive Board meetings and the dates on which the Monetary Policy Reports, the minutes of the monetary policy meetings and the Financial Stability Reports will be published during...
Account of Monetary Policy 2020 – Most important task: to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the economy
24/03/2021 -2020 was an unusual year in many ways. The coronavirus pandemic completely changed the economic prospects. GDP plummeted and the conditions for attaining the inflation target during the year were radically altered. Governments and central banks...
The Riksbank reports the carbon footprint for its holdings of corporate bonds
31/03/2021 -The Riksbank is now taking a first step towards reporting its own climate-related risks on the Riksbank’s balance sheet. By calculating and reporting the carbon footprint of the corporate bond holdings, the Riksbank wishes to help promote...
Riksbank takes sustainability into account when purchasing corporate bonds
15/03/2021 -With effect from January 2021, the Riksbank will only offer to purchase bonds issued by companies deemed to comply with international standards and norms for sustainability, The authors of an Economic Commentary describe the background to the...
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.
Strong support for harmonisation of the Swedish securities market
12/05/2021 -There is strong support in the Swedish securities market for harmonisation to European standards. This is indicated by a summary of the responses received by the Riksbank to its consultation “Use of T2S for securities settlement in central bank...
The Riksbank intends to publish average rates and an index for SWESTR
16/04/2021 -During the third quarter of 2021, the Riksbank intends to start calculating and publishing backward-looking averages of and an index for the Riksbank’s SWESTR reference rate (Swedish krona Short-Term Rate). Average rates can be used in new...