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Hedging of foreign exchange reserves
27/08/2026 -In September 2023, the Riksbank decided to hedge part of the foreign exchange reserves to reduce its financial risks. Over a period of four months, the Riksbank sold USD 8 billion and EUR 2 billion against Swedish kronor and entered into FX...
Carbon footprint of the holdings of corporate bonds
27/08/2026 -When the Riksbank has purchased bonds issued by Swedish non-financial companies, sustainability aspects have been taken into account to manage sustainability-related financial risks. As of September 2022, the Riksbank has only purchased bonds...
Oversight of the financial infrastructure
15/07/2025 -The Riksbank oversees the central participants in the financial infrastructure as well as companies that are closely linked to the financial infrastructure and are therefore of particular importance to it. The aim is to identify and analyse the...
The financial system
07/07/2025 -The financial system consists of banks and other companies (for instance insurance companies and mortgage institutions) and financial markets (such as bond markets and stock markets). It also consists of financial Infrastructure in the form of...
The banking system
17/01/2025 -At the end of 2024, 124 banks were established in Sweden, with a few major banks holding a dominant position. The largest banks together account for around 70 per cent of lending to the Swedish public.
Emergency liquidity assistance
19/12/2024 -It is also possible for the Riksbank to provide emergency liquidity assistance to an individual financial company if this is necessary to counteract a serious disturbance in the financial system in Sweden (or if there are other special reasons).
Financial Stability Report 2018:1
23/05/2018 -High and growing household indebtedness continues to pose the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. Indebtedness has been increasing for a long time and is due, in part, to a poorly functioning housing market and to the tax system not being well...
Financial Stability Report 2018:2
21/11/2018 -High and growing household indebtedness continues to pose the greatest risk in the Swedish economy. To come to grips with the problems associated with household indebtedness, it is, above all, important that measures are taken within housing and...
Financial Stability Report 2017:2
01/02/2018 -High and rising household indebtedness currently poses the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. It is important therefore that the proposal for a more stringent amortisation requirement is put in place. It is also important to implement...
Financial Stability Report 2019:2
20/11/2019 -The slowdown in the global economy has contributed to expectations of continued very low interest rates in the years ahead. In such an environment, market participants may choose to increase their risk-taking, which can cause assets to be...