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The Riksbank reduces the currency risk in the foreign exchange reserves
21/09/2023 -The Riksbank announced in June that it intended to investigate the issue of reducing currency risk in the foreign exchange (FX) reserves. The Riksbank has now decided to hedge a part of the FX reserves by selling USD 8 billion and EUR 2 billion...
The Riksbank is considering hedging part of the foreign exchange reserves
29/06/2023 -Within the framework of asset management, the Riksbank intends to examine the prerequisites for reducing the currency risk, where a possible measure is to hedge part of the foreign exchange reserves. The starting point for this is that the...
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...
Sveriges Riksbank and the History of Central Banking
25/05/2018 -The anniversary book, produced for the celebration of the Riksbank’s 350th anniversary, is now ready. “The defence of the value of money has always been relevant, but the problem has been expressed in different ways in different contexts. We...
Account of monetary policy in 2018
27/03/2019 -Monetary policy in recent years has contributed to good economic activity in Sweden and inflation around the target. The Account of monetary policy, which provides a basis for the Riksdag Committee on Finance’s annual assessment of the...
Account of Monetary Policy 2017 – Good target attainment and more accurate forecasts
28/03/2018 -Inflation back on target during 2017 The Riksbank has over several years conducted a very expansionary monetary policy to maintain confidence in the inflation target. This policy has, together with increasingly strong developments abroad,...
Carney, Liikanen and Powell to participate in the Riksbank’s 350th anniversary conference
06/04/2018 -The programme for the Riksbank's anniversary conference on 25 May has now been confirmed. Speakers and panellists will include central bank governors, economists and academics from the entire world. Among others, Governor Mark Carney of the Bank...
New issue of the journal Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review
26/03/2018 -The first issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review for 2018 contains articles covering a broad range of central bank issues – from the fundamental tasks of central banks and cooperation with central banks in emerging markets to analyses of...
Reduced use of cash natural consequence of digitalisation
14/05/2018 -Cash usage is declining rapidly in Sweden. This appears to be driven by decreasing demand. Quite simply, the general public prefers electronic payments such as debit cards and Swish. In a new Economic Commentary, the authors argue that this is a...
The Riksbank’s oversight of the financial infrastructure
18/05/2018 -The Riksbank oversees the financial infrastructure to carry out its statutory tasks of promoting a safe and efficient payment system and maintaining price stability. A smoothly-functioning financial infrastructure is essential for payments and...