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25/01/2018
About the Riksbank / History

Per Åsbrink becomes Governor

07/02/2018 -

When Per Åsbrink takes up his position, Sweden is conducting a low interest rate policy. This changes when he pushes through the ‘interest rate coup’ of 1957. Under Åsbrink, a jubilee foundation is set up in the bank's name, alongside the...

About the Riksbank / History

Stock market crash on Wall Street

07/02/2018 -

On 24 October 1929, the stock exchange on Wall Street in New York crashes. This event marks the end of the Roaring Twenties and is the start of a worldwide depression. The Riksbank is led by Ivar Rooth.

About the Riksbank / History

International commitments and increased regulation

07/02/2018 -

Sweden joins the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. New regulations lead the Riksbank to govern the commercial banks with an iron fist.

About the Riksbank / History

The krona is pegged to the dollar

07/02/2018 -

A few days before the outbreak of the Second World War, Sweden pegs the krona to the dollar instead of sterling. ...

About the Riksbank / History

The gold standard collapses

07/02/2018 -

After the outbreak of the First World War, most countries leave the gold standard. Exchange rates float against each other and inflation increases heavily. As the discount rate is not raised at the same rate as inflation, the speculation economy...

About the Riksbank / History

Tor Jacobson

19/11/2025 -

Education Ph.D., Statistics, Uppsala University, 1992M.Phil., Economics, University of Cambridge, 1989B.A., Economics, Uppsala University, 1985. Work in progress and working papers "Credit Risk Models and Parameter Stability: Empirical Evidence...

About the Riksbank / Tasks and operations

Michael McMahon, University of Oxford

01/07/2026 -

The Element(s) of Surprise...

About the Riksbank / Tasks and operations

Michał Brzoza-Brzezina, Narodowy Bank Polski

01/07/2026 -

TBA...

About the Riksbank / Tasks and operations

Alessandro Villa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

01/07/2026 -

TBA...

About the Riksbank / Tasks and operations