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The Riksbank is changing the overview of its purchases and holdings of securities
01/07/2021 -The Riksbank is working to increase transparency in the securities market and is also seeking as much transparency as possible in the reporting of the Riksbank's purchases of securities. The Riksbank therefore takes a very positive view of the...
Measures for a more effective scrutiny of the Riksbank
08/06/2021 -There are several different ways of providing the Riksdag with increased opportunities for efficient scrutiny of the Riksbank, say Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Head of the General Secretariat Pernilla Meyersson in an Economic Commentary. A...
Warning for e-krona fraudsters
15/07/2021 -On certain websites and in social media, false information is circulating claiming that the Riksbank is selling e-kronas.
A study of the Swedish derivative market
10/06/2021 -The derivative market is large, both in Sweden and globally. In Sweden, the derivative market is 16 times the size of GDP, or 5 times the size of the Swedish banking sector's total assets. At the same time, the Swedish market only amounts to...
Central banks and BIS explore possible design of central bank digital currencies
30/09/2021 -Today the Bank for International Settlement, BIS, is publishing three new reports on central bank digital currencies, CBDCs. These reports, which have been produced together with seven central banks, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the...
Purchases of commercial paper every second week
20/10/2021 -The Riksbank’s purchases of commercial paper are being switched from auctions once a week to auctions every second week. From now on, the auctions will be held in weeks with even numbers (week 44, 46, etc.). Demand has been very low over the...
The Riksbank expands its reporting of climate-related information
12/04/2022 -The Riksbank starts publishing the carbon footprint of the assets in the foreign exchange reserves. The carbon footprint of the Riksbank’s foreign exchange reserves was 298,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents per billion dollars of GDP on...
How does the climate transition affect inflation?
13/04/2022 -To limit global warming, we need to consume less fossil fuels. An important part of the strategy for achieving this is to make the cost of such consumption more expensive than more environmentally friendly alternatives. This is one of the...
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...
Riksbank bond purchases also lower short-term interest rates
16/12/2021 -A stated objective of central bank bond purchases is to lower long-term interest rates. The government bond purchases of the Swedish central bank, the Riksbank, have, however, also lowered interest rates for short-term holding periods. These...