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Reporting of US dollar and euro sales will begin on 13 October
10/10/2023 -The Riksbank has previously informed about the decision to hedge part of the foreign exchange reserve to reduce the currency risk. This will be done by selling USD 8 billion and EUR 2 billion for Swedish kronor. The Riksbank will publish...
Payments cost – but the costs vary
23/03/2023 -We rarely consider that it costs to make a payment. But it does. In the Riksbank's Cost Study, published today, the authors estimate that the social cost of payments in Sweden amounts to almost 1 per cent of GDP, or around SEK 5,000 per...
Consultation: Amendments to the Terms and Conditions for RIX and Monetary Policy Instruments
21/01/2025 -The Riksbank proposes amendments to the contractual conditions applying to participants in the Swedish payment system RIX and participants in the monetary policy operational framework. Among other things, these amendments aim to enable Payment...
Comments on the audit by the Swedish National Audit Office
06/12/2023 -Today, the Swedish National Audit Office’s audit of the Riksbank’s use of asset purchases was published. Governor Erik Thedéen comments on the report: “It is important that the Riksbank’s measures are examined and discussed so that monetary...
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...
The Riksbank's response to the consultation "From surplus target to balance target"
25/02/2025 -Stable public finances are a prerequisite for being able to respond to crises and are important for maintaining confidence in the inflation target. A balance target is not expected to affect the conditions for monetary policy.
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...
Eight monetary policy meetings a year from 2024
21/09/2023 -The Executive Board has decided that with effect from 2024 they will hold eight instead of five monetary policy meetings per year. The Executive Board has also taken a decision on the meetings calendar for the full year 2024.
Policy rate unchanged at 2 per cent
20/08/2025 -Inflation has risen more than expected over the summer, and is somewhat above the target. However, the upturn is assessed to be due to temporary factors. At the same time, economic activity remains weak. Although developments have deviated...
Market situations affect investor behaviour
24/05/2024 -Investor behaviour can affect the functioning of markets and create risks. In a new staff memo, the author examines how investor behaviour has changed over time and varied depending on market situations. Since 2020, different market situations...