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Account of monetary policy in 2019 – return to more normal economic activity and zero interest rate
02/04/2020 -In December the Riksbank raised the repo rate from –0.25 to zero per cent, leaving behind the negative interest rate and could note that the expansionary monetary policy with a negative interest rate and asset purchases had contributed to Sweden...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 16 April 2020
17/04/2020 -In light of the effects of the coronavirus on the financial markets, representatives of the Government, Finansinspektionen (the financial supervisory authority), the Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 16 April.
Terms and conditions for the Riksbank's purchases of bonds issued by municipalities, regions and Kommuninvest
24/04/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 21 April 2020 to purchase by Swedish municipalities and regions and by Kommuninvest i Sweden AB for a nominal amount of SEK 15 billion during the period 27 April up to and including 30 June 2020. The Riksbank has now...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey:“Everything has changed in two weeks”
27/03/2020 -The coronavirus pandemic has had a substantial effect on large companies and the situation has deteriorated extremely rapidly. Companies are affected on three different fronts: through disruptions to production, reduced demand and financing...
The Riksbank to offer second loan in US dollars on Thursday 2 April
31/03/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer loans to banks in US dollars (USD) against collateral. A first auction took place on 26 March. A second auction of USD 10 billion with a maturity of 3 months will now be held on Thursday 2 April,...
The Riksbank to join the ECB’s TIPS platform
03/04/2020 -The Riksbank has today entered into an agreement on connecting a new service, RIX-INST, to the Eurosystem’s TIPS payment platform. This means that payments between banks will be able to be made instantly, round-the-clock, all year round, in...
Onward lending to companies extended to sole proprietors
06/04/2020 -The Riksbank is to offer further loan opportunities within the scope of its programme for corporate loans. At the same time, the programme is being extended to include onward lending to sole proprietors. The aim is to maintain credit supply to...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 26 March 2020
07/04/2020 -On 26 March an extraordinary monetary policy meeting was held as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Publication of new reference rate postponed
12/05/2020 -The Riksbank has earlier notified that it will start to calculate and publish a new reference rate for the shortest maturity (overnight) in Swedish kronor. As a result of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the Swedish economy and Swedish...
Slowdown in foreign trade worrying for Swedish economy
22/05/2020 -Global trade has increased rapidly since the early 1990s, thanks to technological developments and increasingly liberal trade regulations. But, after the great recession of 2008–2009, this development has come to a halt. A return to a global...