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Sharp rise in number of borrowers among older people
20/03/2018 -The average debt-to-income ratio of households increased from 289 to 311 per cent between 2010 and 2016. During the same period, the median debt-to-income ratio rose from 221 to 258 per cent. The number of people aged around 35 who borrow – the...
Staff Memo: Appropriate capital ratios in major Swedish banks – new perspectives
17/01/2018 -The authors of a new Staff Memo present new calculations showing that higher capital ratios for the major Swedish banks could be justified because the social benefit be expected to outweigh the social cost. These calculations indicate that an...
Bitcoin is not money
14/03/2018 -Crypto-assets or cryptocurrencies are not the same thing as money. This is because these assets lack an official issuer and because at present they do not meet the conditions required of an efficient means of payment. For instance, crypto-assets...
Impact of the new accounting standard IFRS 9 on major Swedish banks
16/02/2018 -IFRS 9 is a new accounting standard for financial instruments and introduces a new approach of recognising credit losses, based on forward-looking macroeconomic conditions. This may provide more and better information on banks’ asset quality and...
Big data project may provide better inflation forecasts
15/01/2018 -In a pilot project, three economists at the Riksbank have collected prices for fruit and vegetables from the Internet using so-called web scraping. The results indicate that the method may provide more accurate inflation forecasts over the short...
Welcome to the new riksbank.se!
01/02/2018 -We are now launching our new website, with a new appearance, updated contents and a flexible technical platform. The aim is that the website will be easy to use and you can quickly find what you are seeking.
Proposal from the Ministry of Finance for more macroprudential policy tools
17/01/2018 -The Riksbank welcomes the Ministry of Finance’s proposal regarding further tools for macroprudential policy. It is important that the Government and the Riksdag quickly clarify the mandate for Finansinspektionen to take measures so that...
Good atmosphere at the Riksbank
17/01/2018 -Riksbank employees feel there is a good atmosphere at the bank and give their managers high marks. This is revealed in the latest employee survey.
Riksbank Study: Evaluation of the Riksbank's forecasts
17/01/2018 -The Riksbank and other forecasters have, on average, overestimated GDP growth and inflationary pressures in Sweden over the past 10 years. The accuracy of the Riksbank’s forecasts for CPIF inflation has been in line with the average among all...
Ingves and Ohlsson at the Riksdag Committee on Finance Hearing on monetary policy
17/01/2018 -Today, Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson are taking part in the year's first hearing on monetary policy at the Riksdag Committee on Finance.