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Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 24 March 2020
25/03/2020 -In light of the effects of the coronavirus on the financial markets, representatives of the Government, Finansinspektionen (the financial supervisory authority), the Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 24 March.
Bids of SEK 60 billion received at today’s auction
20/03/2020 -To avoid robust companies being knocked out as a result of the corona pandemic, the Riksbank decided on 13 March to lend up to SEK 500 billion to companies via the banks against collateral. The aim is to maintain the supply of credit to Swedish...
Slowdown in foreign trade worrying for Swedish economy
22/05/2020 -Global trade has increased rapidly since the early 1990s, thanks to technological developments and increasingly liberal trade regulations. But, after the great recession of 2008–2009, this development has come to a halt. A return to a global...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 5 June 2020
12/06/2020 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 5 June to discuss the general stability situation, the need for analyses and possible measures, as well as upcoming...
IMF experts present their view on the Riksbank Inquiry’s proposals
05/08/2020 -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extensive expertise in central bank legislation and a unique international insight into how it is designed in different countries. In light of this, the Riksbank invited IMF experts to present their view...
Markets functioning better than in the spring
19/11/2020 -The uncertainty linked to the coronavirus pandemic means that risk-taking is declining, according to the results of the autumn Financial Markets Survey. At the same time, more respondents say that the Swedish fixed-income market is functioning...
Labour market effects of the corona crisis in the short and the long term
08/01/2021 -The corona crisis has hit the labour market hard. Although the comprehensive economic policy measures introduced during the pandemic have mitigated the negative effects, the number of unemployed has risen at the same time as employment and hours...
Strong support for harmonisation of the Swedish securities market
12/05/2021 -There is strong support in the Swedish securities market for harmonisation to European standards. This is indicated by a summary of the responses received by the Riksbank to its consultation “Use of T2S for securities settlement in central bank...
Pass-through of negative policy rates
28/05/2021 -There is a strong link between the repo rate and the interest rates faced by borrowers. This link was strong even when the repo rate was negative. This is demonstrated by Henrik Erikson and David Vestin in the Economic Commentary “Pass-through...
No significant increase in financially vulnerable firms during the first year of the pandemic
28/10/2021 -The total number of financially vulnerable firms did not increase significantly during the first year of the pandemic compared to 2019. This is shown in a new study by Cristina Cella of the Riksbank's Financial Stability Department. However,...