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The Phillips curve and monetary policy, article in Monetary Policy Report, July 2018

    MONETARY POLICY REPORT JULY 2018  13      In many countries, wage growth and inflation have been  relatively subdued in recent years, despite unemployment  having declined and resource utilisation having increased.  This has led to a 

Why measures of core inflation, article in Monetary Policy Report, October 2018

12  MONETARY POLICY REPORT OCTOBER 2018    Monetary policy is based on forecasts  Monetary policy normally focuses on bringing inflation close  to the target of 2 per cent a couple of years ahead. This is  why monetary policy is based on 

Development of Swedish labour costs in an international perspective, article in Monetary Policy Report, February 2019

MONETARY POLICY REPORT FEBRUARY 2019  31  Swedish wages are affected by economic developments  in Sweden and abroad    Activity in the Swedish economy is currently good, the  employment rate has risen to a historically high level and an  unusually

The Riksbank's operational framework needs to be adjusted to new conditions, article in Monetary Policy Report, July 2019

How the Riksbank's measures have worked during the corona crisis, article in Monetary Policy Report September 2020

MONETARY POLICY REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020 13 Turbulence on the financial markets at the start of the crisis When the corona crisis broke out in earnest in the spring, strong turbulence arose on the financial markets in the form of major stock

The Riksbank’s balance sheet is growing, article in Monetary Policy Report, April 2020

14 MONETARY POLICY REPORT APRIL 2020 The Riksbank's balance sheet reflects the measures taken by the Riksbank to stimulate the economy and create the conditions for inflation to gradually return to the target. Even before the coronavirus

Two alternative scenarios for the development of the economy, article in Monetary Policy Report September 2020

40 MONETARY POLICY REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020 The corona pandemic continues to dominate the risk outlook The corona pandemic continues to hold social life in its grip and, as in the spring and summer, the pandemic is dominating the risk outlook

Are low global real interest rates set to continue, Article in Monetary Policy Report November 2021

ARTICLE – Are low global real interest rates set to continue? 78 ARTICLE – Are low global real interest rates set to continue? There has been a trend decline in real interest rates over the past 30 years, all over the world. As financial

Alternative scenarios for the economic recovery, article in Monetary Policy Report, February 2021

ARTICLE – Alternative scenarios for the economic recovery 67 ARTICLE – Alternative scenarios for the economic recovery In the Riksbank’s forecast, GDP will grow at a good pace this year and next year, both in Sweden and among our most

Expansionary fiscal policies abroad are contributing to the recovery, article in Monetary Policy Report July 2021

ARTICLE – Expansionary fiscal policies abroad are contributing to the recovery 69 ARTICLE – Expansionary fiscal policies abroad are contributing to the recovery In the United States and several European countries, major fiscal policy