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The Riksbank’s Business Survey: “The whole of society is on hold”
25/05/2020 -The corona pandemic has meant that large parts of the business sector have experi-enced very rapid and severe falls in demand. In some sectors, companies are fighting for their survival, whereas other sectors have instead seen a tangible increase...
Continued purchases of municipal bonds
15/05/2020 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has today decided that the Riksbank will purchase municipal bonds for SEK 15 billion between 1 July and 30 September. The municipal bond purchases are part of the Riksbank’s earlier announced programme for...
Riksbank to buy commercial paper for SEK 32 billion – next purchase 8 April
03/04/2020 -The coronavirus pandemic has led to liquidity problems on the financial markets, both in Sweden and abroad. Several companies report that they are having difficulties in refinancing their loans and several larger manufacturing companies are...
The Riksbank to buy municipal bonds
22/04/2020 -As a next step in the Riksbank’s bond-purchasing programme, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided at an extraordinary monetary policy meeting to purchase bonds issued by Swedish municipalities and regions and by Kommuninvest i...
Loans in US dollars every second Thursday from 14 May onwards
05/05/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer loans of up to USD 60 billion to banks against collateral for a period of up to 18 September 2020. Five auctions have taken place, the most recent of which on 30 April. The sixth auction will be held on...
The Riksbank to offer third loan in US dollars on Thursday 16 April
14/04/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer loans to banks in US dollars (USD) against collateral. Two auctions have taken place, on 26 March and 2 April. The third auction is for USD 10 billion with a maturity of 3 months and will be held on...
The Riksbank to offer fourth loan in US dollars on Thursday 23 April
21/04/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer loans to banks in US dollars (USD) against collateral. Three auctions have taken place, on 26 March, 2 April and 16 April. The fourth auction is for USD 10 billion with a maturity of 3 months and will be...
High household indebtedness greatest risk in the Swedish economy
21/11/2018 -High and growing household indebtedness continues to pose the greatest risk in the Swedish economy. To come to grips with the problems associated with household indebtedness, it is, above all, important that measures are taken within housing and...
Government bond purchases extended by SEK 15 billion, repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent, rate increases postponed
14/01/2018 -Economic activity in Sweden is increasingly strong, but the Riksbank now assesses that it will take longer before inflation stabilises around 2 per cent. There is still considerable uncertainty over political and economic developments abroad.
A slower rate of increase of household indebtedness is needed for stability
14/01/2018 -High and rising household indebtedness currently poses the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. It is important therefore that the proposal for a stricter amortisation requirement is put in place. It is also important to implement measures...