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High household indebtedness making the Swedish financial system vulnerable
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...
Information on gold coins from 1925
11/05/2018 -It has come to our attention that there are unconfirmed reports in coin guides that the Riksbank has a large stock of 20-krona coins in gold from the year 1925 and with Gustav V as motif. The Riksbank has only 47 of these coins left. The...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 25 April 2018
08/05/2018 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 25 April 2018, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate has been revised down since the monetary policy meeting in February...
Press invitation, The Riksbank's anniversary conference 25 May – central banks in the past, present and future
04/05/2018 -This year Sveriges Riksbank celebrates its 350th anniversary. The Riksbank and the Riksdag are therefore organising an anniversary conference on the theme “Central banks in the past, present and future”. The hosts are the Speaker of the Riksdag...
SEK 4 billion left – the banks are able to accept banknotes until 30 June
02/05/2018 -The older 100 and 500-krona banknotes that became invalid in the summer of 2017 can still be redeemed by banks until 30 June 2018.
The Riksbank transfers SEK 2.3 billion to the Treasury
19/02/2018 -The General Council of the Riksbank has, in accordance with the Sveriges Riksbank Act, submitted a proposal to the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) regarding the allocation of the Riksbank's profits for the financial year 2017. The General...
Monetary policy minutes to be published earlier
07/02/2018 -As from February, the monetary policy minutes will be published approximately 10 days after each monetary policy meeting has taken place, compared with 14 days previously.
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 December 2017
24/01/2018 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 19 December 2017, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at -0.50 per cent. It is expected that rate rises will begin at a slow pace in mid-2018, which is the same assessment...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: The global economic upswing is strengthening the situation in Sweden
14/01/2018 -Economic activity has strengthened further during the summer and autumn and most Swedish companies are very satisfied with the prevailing situation. This is revealed by the Riksbank’s most recent Business Survey.
A slower rate of increase of household indebtedness is needed for stability
14/01/2018 -High and rising household indebtedness currently poses the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. It is important therefore that the proposal for a stricter amortisation requirement is put in place. It is also important to implement measures...