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Climate risks affect the policy work
14/12/2021 -Climate change, and the measures taken to manage it, may affect the conditions for the Riksbank to fulfil its mandate. It is therefore important for the Riksbank to follow, understand and, as far as this is compatible with its remit, include...
Gunvor Engström new chairperson of Stiftelsen Tumba Bruk
15/12/2021 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Gunvor Engström as new Chairperson of the foundation Stiftelsen Tumba Bruk. She will take up her duties on 1 January 2022 and her term of office is four years (until 31 December 2025).
The relationship between different prices, the exchange rate and economic activity
07/04/2021 -There is a clear relationship between economic activity and the exchange rate, on one hand, and many consumer prices, on the other. This is demonstrated by an analysis made by Mårten Löf, advisor at the Riksbank’s Forecasting Division. The...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 4 June 2021
14/06/2021 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 4 June to discuss the general stability situation, the need for analyses and possible measures, as well as upcoming...
Staff Memo: Appropriate capital ratios in major Swedish banks – new perspectives
17/01/2018 -The authors of a new Staff Memo present new calculations showing that higher capital ratios for the major Swedish banks could be justified because the social benefit be expected to outweigh the social cost. These calculations indicate that an...
Big data project may provide better inflation forecasts
15/01/2018 -In a pilot project, three economists at the Riksbank have collected prices for fruit and vegetables from the Internet using so-called web scraping. The results indicate that the method may provide more accurate inflation forecasts over the short...
Proposal from the Ministry of Finance for more macroprudential policy tools
17/01/2018 -The Riksbank welcomes the Ministry of Finance’s proposal regarding further tools for macroprudential policy. It is important that the Government and the Riksdag quickly clarify the mandate for Finansinspektionen to take measures so that...
Good atmosphere at the Riksbank
17/01/2018 -Riksbank employees feel there is a good atmosphere at the bank and give their managers high marks. This is revealed in the latest employee survey.
Large regional variations in household indebtedness
15/01/2018 -A new economic commentary describes the variation in indebtedness across Sweden. It shows that households in metropolitan areas are the most indebted while the average loan-to-value ratio for house-owners is lowest in these areas.
Riksbank Study: Evaluation of the Riksbank's forecasts
17/01/2018 -The Riksbank and other forecasters have, on average, overestimated GDP growth and inflationary pressures in Sweden over the past 10 years. The accuracy of the Riksbank’s forecasts for CPIF inflation has been in line with the average among all...