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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.
Jesper Hansson new Head of Monetary Policy Department
14/01/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Jesper Hansson as new Head of the Monetary Policy Department. Jesper Hansson is currently Director-General and Head of the Economic Affairs Department at the Swedish Ministry of Finance. He will...
SEK 1.6 billion remaining – the banks will accept invalid coins for 3 more weeks
14/01/2018 -There are still coins to a value of SEK 1.6 billion in circulation that became invalid earlier this year. For a further three weeks, until Thursday 31 August, you can still deposit these coins in a bank account.
Thursday is the last day the banks accept old coins
14/01/2018 -This Thursday, 31 August, is the final date that you can deposit the invalid 1, 2, and 5-krona coins into a bank account. There are still coins to a value of SEK 1,6 billion out there.
Olof Sandstedt new Head of Financial Stability Department
14/01/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Olof Sandstedt, who is currently acting head, to be Head of the Financial Stability Department. He will take up the position on 14 November 2017.
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 December 2018
09/01/2019 -At the monetary policy meeting on 19 December 2018, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to raise the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to –0.25 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate indicates that the next rate rise will probably...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 12 February 2019
22/02/2019 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 12 February 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at –0.25 per cent. As in December, the forecast for the repo rate indicates that the next increase will be during the...
The Riksbank is reducing the foreign exchange reserve and upgrading the terms and conditions for Emergency Liquidity Assistance
06/03/2019 -The Riksbank has a gold and foreign exchange (FX) reserve to be able to perform its monetary policy and financial stability remit. This involves, among other things, the Riksbank having a contingency plan for the provision of liquidity in...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Economic upswing gradually slowing down but trade conflicts are a source of concern
18/06/2019 -Economic activity is still good according to major Swedish companies, but, as earlier, they expect a weakening in the period ahead. This is revealed by the interviews in the Riksbank’s Business Survey from May.
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...