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Consultation response: Continued lack of statistics on household assets and liabilities
22/01/2026 -More data on household assets and liabilities would enable more accurate decisions. The Riksbank is therefore in favour of the proposal to collect data on household debt. However, the proposal does not give the Riksbank access to the data...
International central bankers on the statement by Federal Reserve Chair Powell on 11 January 2026
16/01/2026 -13 January 2026 We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its Chair Jerome H. Powell. The independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we...
European equivalents to Swish want to enable cross-border payments
13/01/2026 -Several European equivalents to Swish have started active cooperation to link their systems together to facilitate mobile payments between countries. If successful, this would allow individuals to use their existing payment apps to send payments...
The King and Queen visit the Riksbank
21/01/2026 -King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia today visited the Riksbank and were given a presentation on the Riksbank's activities, with a focus on contingency planning. The visit also included a guided tour of the Riksbank building at Brunkebergstorg...
The Riksbank welcomes the Riksdag Committee on Finance’s review of monetary policy
14/01/2026 -The Riksdag Committee on Finance today published the report “Evaluation of the Riksbank's monetary policy 2015-2024” by Morten Ravn, University College London, and Carolyn Wilkins, Princeton University.
The Riksbank proposes new regulations regarding redemption of cash
10/02/2026 -The Riksbank proposes in a consultation that the possibility of redeeming invalid banknotes should be limited to ten years with effect from 1 July 2027. A time limit is currently applied in Norway, Denmark and Finland, for example.
Cooperation with Finansinspektionen on the countercyclical capital buffer
05/02/2026 -Today, the Riksbank participated in a collaborative meeting at Finansinspektionen and communicated its position for the countercyclical capital buffer ahead of Finansinspektionen’s decision for the first quarter of 2026. The Riksbank considers...
International cooperation needed to manage the risks of stablecoins
11/11/2025 -Stablecoins have the potential to improve payment services by making payments faster and programmable. But stablecoins can also pose a threat to financial stability, consumer protection and trust in money. Strong international cooperation is an...
Banks have low loan losses from corporate bankruptcies
22/12/2025 -In a new Economic Commentary, the authors study Swedish companies that have gone bankrupt and whether these have created loan losses for Swedish banks. The analysis shows that Swedish banks have had very low loan losses in recent years, due to...
Erik Thedéen: Central banks must constantly earn their independence
01/12/2025 -Independent central banks contribute to a stable and prosperous economy, said Erik Thedéen when SNS and the Riksbank organised a discussion on central bank independence and mandates. However, this independence cannot be taken for granted.