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Central banks and BIS explore possible design of central bank digital currencies
30/09/2021 -Today the Bank for International Settlement, BIS, is publishing three new reports on central bank digital currencies, CBDCs. These reports, which have been produced together with seven central banks, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the...
Minor decrease of Sweden's GDP in NGFS climate scenarios
03/12/2021 -In 2021, the global sustainability network known as the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) published a number of scenarios for climate change and economic developments. Among other things, the scenarios show that the economic cost...
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...
Historical estimates of SWESTR
15/11/2021 -Today the Riksbank is publishing a data series containing historical estimates of SWESTR. The data series gives an indication of what values for SWESTR would have been recorded historically. It is intended to give the financial markets...
Continued climate-related commitments from the Riksbank and Finansinspektionen
03/11/2021 -The Riksbank and Finansinspektionen commit to continue integrating climate-related risks into their activities and analysing how climate-related risks can affect the financial system and its stability. This is stated in a pledge published...
Purchases of commercial paper every second week
20/10/2021 -The Riksbank’s purchases of commercial paper are being switched from auctions once a week to auctions every second week. From now on, the auctions will be held in weeks with even numbers (week 44, 46, etc.). Demand has been very low over the...
BIS has elected Stefan Ingves, Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, as Vice-Chairman
09/11/2021 -The Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has elected Stefan Ingves, Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, as Vice-Chairman. Mr Ingves joined the BIS Board of Directors in 2006 and has chaired its Banking and Risk...
New proposed bill hinders the Riksbank's crisis management
16/04/2020 -The ongoing coronavirus pandemic shows that Sweden needs a Riksbank that is capable of taking action to support the Government and Riksdag (parliament) in the work on alleviating the economic consequences of a crisis. However, the Riksbank...
New indicator for risks and vulnerabilities in the Swedish financial system
28/05/2020 -A new indicator of risks and vulnerabilities in the Swedish financial system – the systemic risk indicator – is presented in a new Staff Memo. The indicator shall primarily be used to measure and illustrate risks and vulnerabilities that can...
The banking union would probably work well for Sweden
23/04/2020 -It is positive for the stability of the European financial markets that banks in the banking union are subject to joint supervision and resolution. Swedish banks have extensive cross-border activities, primarily within the EU. This means that the...