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Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 18 December 2019
08/01/2020 -At the monetary policy meeting on 18 December 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to raise the repo rate from –0.25 per cent to zero per cent.
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...
Governor Stefan Ingves elected First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board
19/12/2019 -Governor Stefan Ingves has been appointed First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), the EU’s macro-prudential overseer, which is chaired by ECB’s President Christine Lagarde. He was elected by the General Council of the ECB...
Riksbank continues purchases of government and mortgage bonds
27/03/2020 -Next week, the Riksbank intends to purchase covered bonds (largely so-called mortgage bonds) for SEK 20 billion. In addition, the Executive Board has decided that further purchases of government and mortgage bonds totalling SEK 35 billion will...
New reference rate for financial markets
12/12/2019 -In 2020, the Riksbank will start to publish a new reference rate for the very short-est maturity in Swedish kronor.
Kerstin af Jochnick participates in the monetary policy meeting in September
30/08/2019 -Kerstin af Jochnick will leave her post at the Riksbank on 30 September, as agreed by the General Council of the Riksbank at today’s meeting. This means that af Jochnick will participate in the monetary policy meeting on 4 September. The General...
The Riksbank to buy covered bonds
20/03/2020 -The Riksbank announced on 16 and 19 March that it will extend its purchases of securities during the year by up to SEK 300 billion. The purchases will if necessary include government and municipal bonds, covered bonds and securities issued by...
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...
Riksbank exchanges EU payment
04/02/2020 -Sweden’s EU membership entails monthly contributions to the EU’s budget. These payments are made in Swedish kronor by the Swedish government and exchanged into euro in the foreign exchange market by a recipient central bank within the...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 March 2020
30/03/2020 -On 19 March an extraordinary monetary policy meeting was held as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.