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The foreign currency reserve
15/10/2025 -The Riksbank, like most other central banks, holds foreign exchange reserves to ensure that it can perform its tasks. The foreign exchange reserves shall be used to provide temporary liquidity support to banks operating in Sweden, to intervene...
Nordic Countries Foreign Exchange Committee
19/09/2025 -The Nordic Countries Foreign Exchange Committee (NCFXC) is a forum for regular discussions on relevant issues concerning the functioning of the Nordic foreign exchange (FX) market. The committee is a local FX Committee under the Global FX...
Hedging of foreign exchange reserves
01/04/2025 -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...
Press photos
04/04/2025 -You are free to download and use the Riksbank's photos. We only request that you state the Riksbank as source when using these pictures. However, the pictures on the pages "Banknotes" and "Coins" may only be used in connection with editorial...
Executive Board at hearing of Committee on Finance regarding Account of Monetary Policy 2020
04/05/2021 -2020 was an unusual year in many respects. This also includes the Riksbank’s monetary policy. Normally, the Executive Board takes monetary policy decisions five times a year. During 2020, decisions were taken on more than 21 different occasions.
Why have US long-term yields risen?
11/05/2021 -It is primarily rising term premiums, not higher policy-rate expectations, that explain the increase in US long-term yields since last summer. This is according to an analysis by Jan Alsterlind at the Monetary Policy Department.
Strong support for harmonisation of the Swedish securities market
12/05/2021 -There is strong support in the Swedish securities market for harmonisation to European standards. This is indicated by a summary of the responses received by the Riksbank to its consultation “Use of T2S for securities settlement in central bank...
Press Release from the Financial Stability Council extraordinary meeting on 4 September 2022
04/09/2022 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 4 September at an extraordinary meeting. Participants at the meeting included the Minister for Financial Markets, Max...
Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences for 2022
10/10/2022 -The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2022 (the Nobel Prize in Economics) to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig for their...
Ingves and Jansson in Riksdag Committee on Finance: We are safeguarding the inflation target
20/10/2022 -The high inflation creates problems. It erodes purchasing power – especially for the least well-off – and makes it difficult for both households and businesses to plan their finances. Therefore, the Riksbank, which has been given the task by the...