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The Riksbank proposes a review of the concept of legal tender
29/04/2019 -The Riksbank proposes that a committee with broad-ranging expertise shall be tasked with performing a review of the concept of legal tender and of the role of central bank money in a digitalised economy. The committee should also review the role...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 24 April 2019
07/05/2019 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 24 April 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at –0.25 per cent. The Executive Board assesses that the repo rate will remain at this level for a somewhat longer period...
Brighter outlook, but the risks to financial stability are still elevated
26/05/2021 -With the help of extensive support measures, the Swedish financial system has coped relatively well during the pandemic and a financial crisis has been avoided. Credit supply has been maintained and important funding markets are now working...
The Riksbank begins transition to a fully self-financed foreign exchange reserve
13/01/2021 -The Riksbank is replacing external financing of the foreign exchange reserve by purchasing foreign currency on the foreign exchange market between February 2021 and December 2023. The purchases will take place at an even pace, be paid in Swedish...
Monetary policy decision: Zero interest rate and asset purchases for inflation more lastingly close to 2 per cent
21/09/2021 -The Swedish economy has recovered quickly and inflation is expected to become temporarily higher than 2 per cent in the coming year, before falling back again. Monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to be lastingly close to...
The Riksbank wants to use the European T2 platform for payment settlement
18/06/2024 -The Riksbank decided today to proceed with the process of using the European technical platform T2 for its RIX-RTGS payment settlement service. The Riksbank is thus fulfilling its 2021 policy decision and has decided to negotiate an agreement...
Policy rate cut by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5 per cent
20/08/2024 -Inflation is in the process of stabilising at the target and economic activity is weak. The Executive Board has decided to cut the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5 per cent. If the inflation outlook remains the same, the policy rate...
Policy rate cut by 0.25 percentage points to 2.5 per cent
19/12/2024 -To provide further support to the economy and help inflation stabilise at the target, the Executive Board has decided to cut the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.5 per cent. If the outlook for inflation and economic activity remains...
Policy rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent
05/11/2025 -The elevated inflation has begun to fall back, at the same time as economic activity is on its way to recovery. The outlook for inflation and economic activity thus remains largely unchanged and the Executive Board has decided to leave the...
Repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent
14/01/2018 -Economic activity is strengthening, but there is considerable political uncertainty abroad and the risks of setbacks have increased. For inflation to stabilise around 2 per cent, a continued strong level of economic activity and a krona that...