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How the Riksbank creates money in times of crisis
11/06/2020 -The Riksbank and other central banks around the world have implemented extensive measures to alleviate the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. Many of the measures involve creating large volumes of new money. But how is...
The Phillips curve appears to be intact in Sweden
21/02/2019 -The relationship between resource utilisation and inflation, the so-called Phillips curve, has been increasingly called into question in recent years. However, an analysis of detailed firm-level data indicates that the relationship still...
How bad loans affect banks and financial stability
14/03/2019 -Bad loans arise when the borrower no longer pays in accordance with terms of the loan. Large volumes of bad loans can cause banks to encounter problems with their capital adequacy and, at worst, lead to bankruptcy. The Economic Commentary “Bad...
New challengers on the mortgage market
15/01/2020 -In Sweden, the norm is for mortgages to be issued by banks. But new players, known as mortgage credit companies, are now challenging this norm. A new Economic Commentary describes the development of these new players in Sweden and draws...
Perspectives on the krona, inflation and monetary policy
04/12/2019 -It is challenging to sort out what drives the exchange rate and what the exchange rate means for inflation and monetary policy. In the Economic Commentary “Perspectives on the krona, inflation and monetary policy”, the authors use the Riksbank’s...
New liquidity metric indicates higher liquidity risks
09/05/2022 -The Riksbank's new liquidity metric Deposit Loss Capacity (DLC) shows that there are major banks in Sweden which, during certain periods, have demonstrated clearly higher liquidity risks than the other major banks, which is not fully reflected...
The Riksbank reports the carbon footprint for its holdings of corporate bonds
31/03/2021 -The Riksbank is now taking a first step towards reporting its own climate-related risks on the Riksbank’s balance sheet. By calculating and reporting the carbon footprint of the corporate bond holdings, the Riksbank wishes to help promote...
Riksbank takes sustainability into account when purchasing corporate bonds
15/03/2021 -With effect from January 2021, the Riksbank will only offer to purchase bonds issued by companies deemed to comply with international standards and norms for sustainability, The authors of an Economic Commentary describe the background to the...
Why have US long-term yields risen?
11/05/2021 -It is primarily rising term premiums, not higher policy-rate expectations, that explain the increase in US long-term yields since last summer. This is according to an analysis by Jan Alsterlind at the Monetary Policy Department.
Characteristics of sub-groups in the CPIF
16/05/2024 -In the monetary policy debate, rapidly rising services prices are considered to be particularly worrying, as these rates of price increase are judged to be more persistent and thus take longer to return to their mean value. The authors of a new...