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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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
ESRB warns about vulnerabilities in the EU financial system
29/09/2022 -The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) issues a warning on vulnerabilities in the EU financial system...
Swedish equity funds can do more to help with the climate transition
03/10/2022 -Swedish equity funds that have joined a climate initiative have on average reduced the carbon dioxide emissions in their portfolios more actively than those that have not joined an initiative. However, there is little evidence that funds that...
A newly developed approach to stress testing banks’ credit losses from corporate lending
14/11/2022 -Stress tests are important when assessing the resilience of Swedish banks to different scenarios in which economic conditions deteriorate. A new Staff Memo describes a newly developed approach to stress testing banks' credit losses from...