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The risks in the financial system have increased
01/06/2023 -The high inflation and higher interest rates are challenging the stability of the global financial system. Recently, various crisis-related events have arisen abroad, requiring authorities to take measures to avoid a possible financial crisis.
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Towards the “new normal”?
22/10/2020 -The economic situation has gradually improved after the substantial fall in demand in the spring. This is the view of Swedish companies in the Riksbank’s company interviews conducted in late September. They have a brighter outlook on the future,...
Payments in Sweden 2020
29/10/2020 -Cash usage is at the lowest level ever. Less than one-tenth of all payments are made in cash. Instead, people in Sweden are paying more often by card or the app Swish. This trend has grown stronger during the coronavirus pandemic. To prepare for...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Bargain hunting intensifies
09/06/2023 -The economic situation is expected to remain weak in the coming six months. But the business sector is clearly divided, both in terms of its view of economic activity and the need to continue raising sales prices. This is the conclusion of the...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 25 April 2023
09/05/2023 -For inflation to fall and stabilise at the target within a reasonable period of time, the Executive Board decided to raise the Riksbank's policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 3.5 per cent. The forecast indicates that the policy rate will...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 8 February 2023
20/02/2023 -Inflation is far too high and has continued to rise. For inflation to fall and stabilise around the target within a reasonable time, the Executive Board has decided to raise the Riksbank's policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 3.0 per cent.
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...
Henry Ohlsson’s mandate extended for five years
02/10/2020 -The General Council of the Riksbank has decided to extend Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson’s mandate as Executive Board member for five years as from 12 January 2021. Henry Ohlsson’s mandate will therefore run until 11 January 2026.
Further measures to alleviate the economic consequences of the pandemic
01/07/2020 -To avoid an unnecessarily prolonged and deep decline in the economy and inflation, the Executive Board has decided on several measures. The framework for the asset purchases made by the Riksbank since the crisis began is being extended from SEK...