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Test period for the Riksbank’s new reference rate begins 27 January
21/12/2020 -The test period for the Riksbank’s new transaction-based reference rate for the shortest maturity in Swedish krona will begin on 27 January 2021. During the test period of around six months, a preliminary reference rate will be published on the...
ESRB issues renewed recommendation on dividend restrictions
18/12/2020 -The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), the EU’s macroprudential overseer, has issued a recommendation to all member states that financial companies (such as banks, investment firms and insurance companies) shall refrain from or limit dividend...
Changed consumption during the pandemic affects inflation
18/12/2020 -The pandemic has significantly changed how and what we consume. Jesper Johansson, Mårten Löf and Oskar Tysklind explain in an Economic Commentary how our new consumption patterns affect inflation and the way it is measured.
Auction results
12/01/2021 -Results of auctions for the Riksbank's purchases of treasury bills.
Redeem your invalid banknotes now – the fee will be raised from 1 October 2020
18/09/2020 -It is now three years since the banknote and coin changeover was completed, but there are still invalid banknotes missing to a value of SEK 5.5 billion. These are banknotes that became invalid during the changeover in 2015-2017. Take the...
The Riksbank’s measures programme and low interest rate support the recovery
22/09/2020 -The Swedish economy has now begun to recover after having fallen sharply in the spring. But the way back is long and fraught with uncertainty. To provide support to economic developments and help inflation to rise towards the target, the Riksbank...
Special Drawing Rights back on the agenda during the coronavirus pandemic
16/09/2020 -The Special Drawing Right (SDR) was originally created out of the need for a neutral reserve currency following the Second World War. It was intended to increase liquidity in the global financial system and thereby support international trade.
Zombie firms in Sweden do not constitute a threat to either financial stability or economic growth
29/09/2020 -In most developed countries, there has been an increase in economically weak companies, known as “zombie firms”. Cristina Cella has studied Swedish zombie firms. Her analysis shows that zombie firms have not increased dramatically in Sweden over...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 21 September 2020
01/10/2020 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 21 September, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at zero per cent. The Riksbank’s zero policy rate and extensive programme of measures are providing continued support to...
Weekly purchases
02/01/2023 -Results of the Riksbank’s corporate bond purchases.