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How much is inflation affected by monetary policy?
20/12/2022 -Since 2021, inflation has risen and monetary policy has been tightened in many countries, as a result of central banks having both increased their policy rates and reduced their holdings of financial assets. These are significant changes in...
Covered bond purchases had some effect on mortgage rates
19/12/2022 -The Riksbank’s purchases of covered bonds during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to a fall in mortgage rates. The purchases had the fastest and largest effect on mortgage rates with a fixation period of between one and two years. These are...
New issue of the Riksbank’s journal Economic Review
16/12/2022 -This issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review contains articles on topics that span a broad field. The first three articles deal with payments, from different perspectives. This is followed by anarticle giving a historical perspective on...
A central bank can conduct an effective monetary policy with low equity
12/12/2022 -Neither weak financial results nor low equity limit the short-term prospects of monetary policy. Central banks, unlike private banks and other commercial activities, are not at risk of bankruptcy and can normally generate the resources they need...
Basel Committee clarifies how climate-related financial risks may be captured in the existing Basel Framework
08/12/2022 -Today the Basel Committee is publishing a clarification of how the existing Basel Framework can capture climate-related financial risks.
New Sveriges Riksbank Act adopted by Riksdag
23/11/2022 -Today, the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) adopted a new Sveriges Riksbank Act. The new Act will enter into force on 1 January 2023.
Riksbank organises International Symposium on Central Bank Independence
17/11/2022 -Sveriges Riksbank is organising an international Symposium to mark the end of Stefan Ingves’ time as governor of Sveriges Riksbank. Senior central bank officials and prominent academics will participate in four panels that address central bank...
A newly developed approach to stress testing banks’ credit losses from corporate lending
14/11/2022 -Stress tests are important when assessing the resilience of Swedish banks to different scenarios in which economic conditions deteriorate. A new Staff Memo describes a newly developed approach to stress testing banks' credit losses from...
The Riksbank's survey of turnover in the Swedish foreign exchange and derivatives market
27/10/2022 -Turnover on the foreign exchange market in Sweden 2022 has increased substantially since 2019. During the same period, the turnover interest rate derivatives declined significantly. This was observed in the survey of turnover in the Swedish...
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...