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Repo rate raised to zero per cent
19/12/2019 -Inflation has been close to the Riksbank’s target of 2 per cent since the start of 2017, and the Riksbank assesses that conditions are good for inflation to remain close to the target going forward. Therefore, in line with the assessment in...
The Riksbank to increase asset purchases and take measures to facilitate credit supply
16/03/2020 -To support economic developments and avoid problems in credit supply further exacerbating the economic consequences of the pandemic, the Executive Board has decided on a package of measures. The Riksbank is offering increased loans to banks on...
Additional measures to mitigate the effects of the corona pandemic on the Swedish economy
19/03/2020 -To mitigate the effects on the Swedish economy and combat the ongoing market unease, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided on new measures at an extraordinary monetary policy meeting. The Riksbank will enable loans in US dollars to...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 11 February 2020
21/02/2020 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 11 February 2020, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at zero per cent.
Anna Breman new Deputy Governor of the Riksbank
08/11/2019 -The General Council of the Riksbank today decided to appoint Anna Breman new member of the Executive Board of the Riksbank. Breman replaces Kerstin af Jochnick, who left the Riksbank in October 2019 to work at the ECB. The General Council also...
The Riksbank would like the BIS to establish an innovation hub in Sweden
23/01/2020 -The Bank for International Settlements, BIS, has recently begun to establish innovation hubs in a few countries to work at an in-depth level on analysing technological financial innovation. The Riksbank intends to present its candidacy for the...
Riksbank initiates its extended government bond purchases
17/03/2020 -As announced on 16 March, the Riksbank intends to extend its purchases of securities this year by up to SEK 300 billion. The purchases will if necessary include bonds issued by the state and municipalities, as well as covered bonds. The aim is...
Central banks have entered into swap agreements in US dollars with the Federal Reserve
19/03/2020 -Today, the Federal Reserve, Reserve Bank of Australia, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Bank of Korea, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Danmarks Nationalbank, Norges Bank and Sveriges Riksbank announced that temporary, mutual currency arrangements...
Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies
21/01/2020 -The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National Bank, together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have created a group to share experience as they...
The Riksbank transfers SEK 5.3 billion to the Treasury
17/02/2020 -The General Council of the Riksbank proposes in the Annual Report for 2019 that SEK 5.3 billion of the Riksbank's profits shall be transferred to the Treasury.