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Staff Memo: Effects of monetary policy in small open economies
01/06/2026 -Inflation targeting has now been conducted in many small open economies, such as Sweden’s, for around three decades. A new staff memo analyses the impact of monetary policy on GDP, unemployment, inflation and exchange rates in ten countries with...
Banks’ profitability exceeds the market’s required return
11/06/2026 -The major Swedish banks have had strong earnings in relation to the risk that the equity market considers their operations to entail. This is shown in a new analysis that examines banks’ profitability in relation to an estimated market-based...
The Riksbank starts negotiations on T2S
23/06/2026 -The Riksbank has decided to start contractual negotiations with the Eurosystem to use the T2S platform for the settlement of securities in Swedish kronor. The Swedish central securities depository (CSD) Euroclear Sweden AB will also start...
Redeem your invalid banknotes – the fee will increase on 1 September 2026
10/06/2026 -Since the 2015-2017 banknote and coin changeover, SEK 3.9 billion worth of invalid banknotes are missing. Take the opportunity to redeem your old banknotes before 1 September 2026, when the administration fee will be raised.
The IMF’s report on Sweden’s economy
21/07/2026 -In May, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its annual review of Sweden's economy, known as an Article IV consultation. The final report on Sweden's economy, which has been approved by the IMF’s Board of Governors, is now available...
Difficult to make forecasts when conditions change drastically
19/01/2024 -Neither the central banks nor other forecasters predicted how quickly inflation would rise in 2021 and 2022, and inflation forecasts accordingly showed major forecasting errors. The Riksbank's forecasting ability for 2021 was good. In 2022 it...
Does inflation rise when the policy rate is raised?
12/01/2024 -Although there is broad consensus that inflation falls when the central bank raises its policy rate, there are mechanisms and channels that may lead to the opposite effect. For example, interest rates also represent a cost for households and...
New issue of the Riksbank’s journal Economic Review
19/12/2023 -Over the past three years, the Riksbank has implemented changes in its operational framework for the implementation of monetary policy to make it simpler, more transparent and more automatic. This issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review...
How well are inflation expectations anchored at the target?
18/12/2023 -If the inflation target is credible, long-term inflation expectations in the economy are stable close to the target. In a new article, the authors examine how expected inflation in five years' time will be affected by the previous inflation...
Settlement of money and securities in central bank money reduces risk
20/02/2024 -In times of change, it is important that the actors in the financial system work to provide safe systems for the settlement of money and securities. Lena Wiberg writes in a new Economic Commentary that one way of reducing risks in settlement is...