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The Riksbank welcomes the Committee on Finance’s review of monetary policy
31/03/2022 -The Riksdag Committee on Finance today published the report “Review of the Riksbank's monetary policy 2015-2020” by Karnit Flug, former Governor of the Bank of Israel and Patrick Honohan, former Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.
Anna Breman: Tight monetary policy to ensure that inflation continues to fall towards the target
17/08/2023 -“Inflation has fallen, and it is of utmost importance that the decline now continues as inflation is still far from the target. I will not tolerate high inflation becoming entrenched.” These were the words of First Deputy Governor Anna Breman,...
The Riksbank is considering hedging part of the foreign exchange reserves
29/06/2023 -Within the framework of asset management, the Riksbank intends to examine the prerequisites for reducing the currency risk, where a possible measure is to hedge part of the foreign exchange reserves. The starting point for this is that the...
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...
Riksbank organises International Symposium on Central Bank Independence
17/11/2022 -Sveriges Riksbank is organising an international Symposium to mark the end of Stefan Ingves’ time as governor of Sveriges Riksbank. Senior central bank officials and prominent academics will participate in four panels that address central bank...
Covered bond purchases had some effect on mortgage rates
19/12/2022 -The Riksbank’s purchases of covered bonds during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to a fall in mortgage rates. The purchases had the fastest and largest effect on mortgage rates with a fixation period of between one and two years. These are...
Former Governor Stefan Ingves awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
22/03/2023 -Former Governor Stefan Ingves has been awarded the Central Banking Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognises someone whose pioneering work in central banking and career have left an indelible mark on the central banking community.
SEK 5 billion reversed from previous risk provisions to the financial result for 2022
11/01/2023 -The Riksbank is expected to report an unrealised loss for 2022, and the Executive Board has thus decided to reverse previous financial risk provisions of SEK 5 billion to the result for the 2022 financial year. The preliminary reported result...
Better forecasting with AI-based models
02/04/2025 -AI-based models outperform traditional time series models in forecasting Swedish GDP and inflation. This is according to a survey conducted by economists at the Riksbank's Monetary Policy Department.
Account of Monetary Policy in 2024: Inflation on target
28/03/2025 -The Riksbank's interest rate hikes in 2022-2023 helped bring inflation back down and it was close to the target throughout 2024. Annual average CPIF inflation was 1.9 per cent and long-term inflation expectations were stable at 2 per cent. The...