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What does an increased share of products with low import content mean for inflation?
01/07/2024 -In a new Economic Commentary by Bengt Petersson, the author shows that an increased share of the product category with a low import content in the CPIF over time may have contributed to inflation remaining at a high level for longer than it...
Inflation dynamics in the high inflation period
04/07/2024 -It is primarily the frequency of price changes that explains changes in aggregate consumer price inflation, write Mathias Klein, Klara Strömberg and Oskar Tysklind in a new Economic Commentary. The results are particularly clear for the recent...
The impact of the exchange rate on consumer prices in Sweden
28/06/2024 -The krona's fluctuation against the US dollar may have a lower impact on consumer prices than the krona's fluctuation against the euro. This is shown by authors Stefania Mammos and Dmytro Stoyko in a new Economic Commentary that examines how...
Economic Commentary: Fewer taking part in labour market surveys – a challenge for monetary policy
10/06/2024 -Over time, the response rate in various statistical surveys, including the Labour Force Survey (LFS), has decreased. This development is common to several countries, and was accentuated in many places in connection with the pandemic.
A surprising pattern behind the trend of long-term interest rates
23/04/2024 -New research shows that the declines in interest rates that add up over time to form the trend in interest rates in the United States occur almost exclusively in connection with meetings of the US Federal Reserve (the Fed). In a new Economic...
Price changes at different time horizons
03/05/2024 -In recent years of high inflation, more attention than before has been paid to price developments over periods shorter than 12 months. In a new Economic Commentary by Oskar Tysklind and Jesper Johansson, the authors show that when inflation is...
Better transparency contributes to economic development and reduces the risks of financial crises
03/11/2022 -A lack of transparency at banks can lead to lower trust and problems for the entire financial system. During the financial crisis, banks’ risks could not be sufficiently well observed and measured. Since then, transparency requirements have been...
How should we view the development of the krona?
28/03/2023 -The Swedish krona weakened significantly in 2022. Is there any explanation for the long-term development of the krona? Does the weaker krona indicate weakness in the Swedish economy and what role does monetary policy play? Carl-Johan Belfrage,...
Banks can improve the way they measure liquidity risks
13/02/2023 -A new Economic Commentary describes how a supplementary liquidity metric, based on Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), can be calculated to take account of the additional liquidity need required for banks to be able to cope throughout the entire...
Same objectives but different trade-offs? Norges Bank and the Riksbank after the post-pandemic inflation surge
02/07/2026 -Inflation in Sweden and Norway has diverged somewhat following the inflation surge in 2022–2023. Despite a higher policy rate in Norway, Norwegian inflation remains above target, while Swedish inflation was below in early 2026. In an Economic...