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Mortgage rates can change without the Riksbank adjusting the policy rate
25/09/2020 -Mortgage rates for Swedish households co-vary with the Riksbank’s repo rate, but are also dependant on several other factors. One of these is how Swedish banks are funded and how the cost of their funding develops. In a new Economic Commentary,...
Redeem your invalid banknotes now – the fee will be raised from 1 October 2020
18/09/2020 -It is now three years since the banknote and coin changeover was completed, but there are still invalid banknotes missing to a value of SEK 5.5 billion. These are banknotes that became invalid during the changeover in 2015-2017. Take the...
The Riksbank and the ECB to explore cross-currency instant payments
06/10/2020 -The Riksbank and the ECB will explore the feasibility of using the TIPS platform to accommodate instant settlement of payments across European currencies, such as the Swedish krona and the euro. Providing cross-currency instant settlement...
Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences for 2020
12/10/2020 -The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2020 (the Nobel Prize in Economics) to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, Stanford University, USA. They...
Calendar updated for first half of 2021
16/07/2020 -The Riksbank's calender has been updated with the dates of the Executive Board meetings and the dates on which the Monetary Policy Reports, the minutes of the monetary policy meetings and the Financial Stability Reports will be published during...
How would the Swedish economy be affected by a fiscal tightening in the USA?
23/10/2025 -The US federal government’s debt-to-GDP ratio is close to historically high levels and many analysts say that this development is not sustainable. This Economic Commentary estimates the impact on the Swedish economy in a hypothetical scenario...
Interest rate adjustments have the fastest effect on consumption of durable goods
03/04/2025 -Changes in interest rates have broad effects on consumption, but affect different groups of goods differently. An Economic Commentary published by the Riksbank examines the sensitivity of different components of consumption to interest rates.
How does the green transition affect the neutral interest rate?
23/06/2025 -In a new staff memo, two economists at the Riksbank’s Monetary Policy Department analyse how the green transition can affect the neutral interest rate, in a model consisting of a green sector and a fossil-based sector, along with an...
Riksbank decides on interest-free deposits for credit institutions
11/06/2025 -The Riksbank has decided that banks and other Swedish credit institutions shall hold a total of just over SEK 40 billion in interest-free deposits (deposit requirement) in accounts with the Riksbank from 31 October. The decision also applies to...
Strengthened crisis preparedness in the Nordic-Baltic region
20/05/2025 -Today, the Nordic and Baltic countries are facing new risks. The geopolitical situation around the world requires authorities to work together not only within countries but also across national borders. Through sustained efforts, the...