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Proposed new Sveriges Riksbank Act
29/11/2019 -The Riksbank Committee has submitted its final report “En ny riksbankslag” (A new Sveriges Riksbank Act) to Minister for Financial Markets Per Bolund. The Committee was instructed to conduct a review of the monetary policy framework and the...
The negative policy rate – how has it affected market rates?
22/01/2019 -The negative policy rate has had a strong pass-through to bond market yields and lending rates to firms. Lending rates to households have also fallen, although the initial pass-through was weaker. To sum up, negative policy rates have contributed...
The Phillips curve appears to be intact in Sweden
21/02/2019 -The relationship between resource utilisation and inflation, the so-called Phillips curve, has been increasingly called into question in recent years. However, an analysis of detailed firm-level data indicates that the relationship still...
How bad loans affect banks and financial stability
14/03/2019 -Bad loans arise when the borrower no longer pays in accordance with terms of the loan. Large volumes of bad loans can cause banks to encounter problems with their capital adequacy and, at worst, lead to bankruptcy. The Economic Commentary “Bad...
Proposal for extended business hours for RIX sent out for consultation
04/02/2019 -The Riksbank’s payment services need to be modernised to meet the demands for speed and accessibility. The Riksbank therefore wishes to extend the business hours in its settlement system for large payments (RIX) until 18.00. The Riksbank now...
Amended Terms and Conditions for RIX and Monetary Policy Instruments
18/03/2019 -The Riksbank is amending the contractual conditions applying to participants in the Swedish payment system RIX and participants in the monetary policy operational framework. Among other changes, the requirements placed on RIX participants and...
Executive Board in the Committee on Finance's hearing on monetary policy in 2024
03/06/2025 -“As the inflation outlook became increasingly stable in 2024, we acted gradually but swiftly with the rate cuts. I consider it was a well-balanced strategy given the high-inflation environment we were coming out of and the risks surrounding...
Executive Board at Committee on Finance hearing on current monetary policy
17/10/2023 -Things are going in the right direction, inflation is falling, but price pressure remains too high in the economy. That was the message from the Executive Board when they took part in this year's second hearing at the Riksdag Committee on Finance...
Difficult to make forecasts when conditions change drastically
19/01/2024 -Neither the central banks nor other forecasters predicted how quickly inflation would rise in 2021 and 2022, and inflation forecasts accordingly showed major forecasting errors. The Riksbank's forecasting ability for 2021 was good. In 2022 it...
On 27 November, several changes will be made to the service “Search interest rates and exchange rates”
13/11/2023 -On Monday 27 November, several changes will be made to the Riksbank’s online service “Search interest rates and exchange rates”. With regard to exchange rates, the ECB (European Central Bank) will become a new source and, as a result, new...