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Watch out for fake 500-krona banknotes
12/03/2021 -The number of police reports concerning counterfeit 500-krona banknotes has increased sharply. The counterfeits are often of low quality and there are several simple ways of checking that a banknote is genuine.
Ingves and Jansson at the Riksdag Committee on Finance: Monetary policy supporting recovery and inflation
16/03/2021 -The Swedish economy has withstood the second wave of infection relatively well, supported by extensive economic policy measures. This comment was made by Governor Stefan Ingves in his introduction, when he and Deputy Governor Per Jansson took...
Home equity extraction activities in Sweden
15/05/2020 -Estimates suggest that one-third of mortgage borrowers in Sweden have extracted home equity at least once during the period 2010 – 2017. Home equity extraction raises the debt-to-income ratio of households by 50-70 percentage points, which may...
The Riksbank revises its internal ethical regulations after infringements
18/06/2021 -In connection with a routine check of employees’ asset transactions, it has been noted that a few employees at the Riksbank have made transactions that are not in line with the Riksbank's ethical regulations. However, it is a question of...
Cyber attacks have the potential to threaten financial stability
19/05/2021 -Cyber attacks may affect financial stability and pose a systemic risk. Even in cases where the direct impact of the attack is limited, negative knock-on effects can spread further in the financial system and have serious consequences, for example...
Riksbank to hold extra auction on 16 August 2021
09/07/2021 -On 16 August 2021, the Riksbank will hold an extra auction for extraordinary loans in Swedish krona at 3 and 6-month maturities.
Can equity price movements be better explained when taking interest rates directly into account?
02/11/2021 -Equity valuation metrics, such as the cyclically adjusted P/E (CAPE) ratio, can help explain subsequent stock price movements in Sweden. This is one of the conclusions in a new staff memo where the authors evaluate the explanatory power of two...
The development of risk premiums on covered bonds during the coronavirus pandemic
08/11/2021 -In this Economic Commentary, the author examines how yields on covered bonds, also commonly known as mortgage bonds, developed during the coronavirus pandemic until the beginning of the summer of this year. Like all market rates, these yields...
Riksbank joins the Federal Reserve's repo facility in USD
20/12/2021 -The Riksbank has decided to join the US Federal Reserve System’s standing repo facility in US dollars. This will increase the Riksbank’s readiness to use its foreign exchange reserves, for instance to strengthen access to liquidity in US dollars...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: “As soon as you find one component, you realise you’re missing another”
22/10/2021 -Economic activity has continued to strengthen for major Swedish companies since the spring due to strong domestic and global demand. At the same time, there are major disruptions in output and deliveries, which are increasing costs and the need...