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Account of Monetary Policy in 2023 - The Riksbank's interest rate increases contributed to lower inflation
22/03/2024 -Interest rate hikes and reduced global shocks led to inflation falling from over 10 per cent to close to the 2 per cent target by the end of the year. However, on average, inflation was far too high and, excluding energy prices, it remained at a...
New format for the Monetary Policy Report
19/03/2024 -With effect from this year, the Riksbank will hold eight scheduled monetary policy meetings a year. After four of these meetings, a Monetary Policy Report with forecasts will be published. A shorter Monetary Policy Update will be published after...
Consultation on the SWESTR reference rate
08/04/2024 -The Riksbank proposes in a consultation to increase the predictability of the transaction-based reference rate SWESTR to make it more useful as a reference rate in financial contracts. The Riksbank intends to implement the changes in the...
Sveriges Riksbank to host a conference on inflation targeting
17/05/2024 -Sveriges Riksbank will host a high-level academic conference on inflation targeting on 23-24 May 2024. The conference brings together prominent academics in the field as well as current and former central bankers. Participants will discuss a...
The November monetary policy meeting will be held in Falun
15/05/2024 -The Riksbank has decided to hold the monetary policy meeting in November at the Riksbank’s local office in Falun. This is intended to raise the Riksbank’s preparedness capacity by making a monetary policy decision with subsequent communication in...
The IMF’s report on Sweden’s economy
11/03/2024 -In February, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its annual review of Sweden's economy, known as an Article IV consultation. The final report on Sweden's economy, which has been approved by the IMF’s Board of Governors, is now...
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...
How a monetary policy decision is made
07/04/2022 -The coronavirus crisis has tested the flexibility of the Riksbank's decision-making with regard to monetary policy. But essentially, the preparation process is the same now as prior to the crisis. In an Economic Commentary, Maria Sjödin, adviser...
Account of Monetary Policy 2021 – Support for the recovery in the pandemic
24/03/2022 -The coronavirus pandemic continued to have a marked impact on economic developments during 2021. The sharp fall in GDP from the start of the pandemic was recovered and the employment rate rose to the same level as before the pandemic. CPIF...
How the Riksbank's asset purchases during the pandemic affected various financial prices
11/03/2022 -The Riksbank’s asset purchases during the pandemic contributed to more expansionary financial conditions via lower yields, in particular on municipal bonds and covered bonds, a somewhat weaker krona and slightly higher equity prices. This is...