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A bank in every town
25/01/2018 -To remedy the lack of coins, Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna proposes setting up a bank in every town. This would make money circulate more quickly and stimulate trade.
The CPIF as target variable for monetary policy
09/02/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank decides to change the target variable for monetary policy. ...
Open Forum: How independent can a central bank be?
15/01/2018 -Thursday, 21 September saw the first of the Riksbank’s new seminar series for opinion-makers, politicians and other stakeholders in society. The participants in the discussion panel, Lars Heikensten, Kerstin Hessius, Lotta Engzell Larsson and...
Households’ debts are rising – but what assets do they have?
12/12/2017 -Swedish households’ assets and liabilities have increased substantially in recent years. But which groups of households are highly indebted and how vulnerable are they to shocks in the economy? We know very little about this in Sweden, as we...
20-krona banknote
10/01/2018 -20-krona banknote Facts Obverse motif: Children´s writer Astrid Lindgren Reverse motif: Småland, where Astrid Lindgren grew up Measures: 120 x 66 millimetres Thickness: 125 micrometres +/- 10% Colour: Violet Will be introduced: 2015 Banknote...
Sweden’s first bank
07/02/2018 -Johan Palmstruch starts Sweden’s first bank, Stockholms Banco. Charles X Gustav emphasises the bank's importance in safeguarding the value of money. ...
Counterfeiters sentenced to death
07/02/2018 -Susanna Ekström and Ingeborg Jönsdotter, two female banknote counterfeiters, are sentenced to death for counterfeiting and passing banknotes.
Financial crisis managed
07/02/2018 -A financial crisis breaks out in the United States. It rapidly spreads to Europe and Sweden. For the first time, the Riksbank acts as a modern central bank and manages the crisis.
Good experiences of the repo-rate path
15/01/2018 -Just in time for the ten-year anniversary of the Riksbank’s first published repo-rate forecasts, the so-called ‘repo-rate path’, the Riksbank has evaluated the experiences of the forecasts. Even if there have been constant challenges, the...
Cyberattacks are a serious threat to the financial infrastructure
15/01/2018 -On the whole, the financial infrastructure in Sweden functions well. It consists of safe and efficient systems. However, it has vulnerabilities and risks that could lead to disruptions in the financial system. This is a conclusion of the annual...