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The Riksbank proposes new regulations regarding redemption of cash
10/02/2026 -The Riksbank proposes in a consultation that the possibility of redeeming invalid banknotes should be limited to ten years with effect from 1 July 2027. A time limit is currently applied in Norway, Denmark and Finland, for example.
The Riksdag has decided to assign the Riksbank responsibility for setting the countercyclical capital buffer
05/03/2026 -The Riksdag decided yesterday to adopt the government’s proposal on “Development of the macroprudential policy area”, which includes changes to the amortisation requirement and the mortgage cap. In addition, the Riksbank is assigned...
Cooperation with Finansinspektionen on the countercyclical capital buffer
05/02/2026 -Today, the Riksbank participated in a collaborative meeting at Finansinspektionen and communicated its position for the countercyclical capital buffer ahead of Finansinspektionen’s decision for the first quarter of 2026. The Riksbank considers...
Consultation response to the “Evaluation of Sweden’s monetary policy 2015–2024”
04/03/2026 -The Executive Board and General Council of the Riksbank have today issued their respective consultation responses to the Committee on Finance's external evaluation of monetary policy 2015–2024 by Morten Ravn and Carolyn Wilkins. The report was...
International cooperation needed to manage the risks of stablecoins
11/11/2025 -Stablecoins have the potential to improve payment services by making payments faster and programmable. But stablecoins can also pose a threat to financial stability, consumer protection and trust in money. Strong international cooperation is an...
Smaller banks are also important when assessing systemic risk in the banking sector
21/10/2025 -The market-based systemic risk measure SRISK is used to estimate banks' expected capital shortfalls in a crisis. For the first time, the calculations include all Swedish banks. The results show that the major banks account for most of the...
Aino Bunge: “Payments that don't function in day-to-day life will not function in a crisis either”
25/04/2024 -“The resilience of the payment system needs to be strengthened so that we can pay in several different ways in the event of disruptions in society. To prepare Sweden for a crisis, the private and public sectors need to join forces and take joint...
Anna Breman: New research on the psychology of inflation valuable when addressing monetary policy challenges
12/04/2024 -Inflation has fallen from high levels, but the risk of setbacks remains. An important factor is that households' inflation expectations are still at a high level. It is important to understand why this is the case and how it may affect inflation...
Aino Bunge: Inflation is in the process of stabilising at the target, but the way forward is not entirely smooth
18/04/2024 -"Inflation is stabilising at the target and there may therefore be scope for a rate cut in May or June. But monetary policy must take a learning approach on what could be a crooked path towards a neutral interest rate level. The world is...
Erik Thedéen: Pleasing that inflation has fallen back
23/04/2024 -"Inflation has moved in the right direction and the latest outcome was significantly lower than our forecast. The fall in inflation is good news and very welcome. This paves the way for improved purchasing power.” This was the message from...