Sveriges Riksbank

Sweden's Bergstrom on inflation

In a speech on 5 April Sveriges Riksbank deputy governor Villy Bergstrom said the key driving forces behind the currently low inflation, i.e. the rapid productivity growth and the low imported inflation, are factors that monetary policy can do very…

Sweden's Executive Board to visit Jamtland

The Executive Board of the Sveriges Riksbank will visit Jamtland county on 7-8 April. The Board said it would hold a meeting in stersund and make some study visits in the region. The meeting is one of several held outside Stockholm in recent years.

Sveriges Riksbank Inflation Report, No. 1, 2005

Sweden's central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, has published its First Inflation Report for 2005. The Riksbank's assessment is that the economic upturn will continue over the coming years and that resource utilisation will increase gradually both in…

Sweden's Heikensten on monetary policy

In a speech on 'Introduction on monetary policy' given on 15 March, Lars Heikensten of the Sveriges Riksbank told the government's finance committee that the board left interest rates unchanged because too much emphasis had recently been placed on the…

Sweden's Heikensten on Riksbank's monetary policy

In the speech 'Thoughts on how to develop the Riksbank's monetary policy work' given on 22 February, Lars Heikensten of the Sveriges Riksbank said it is sometimes claimed in the general debate that the Riksbank and other inflation-targeting countries…

Sweden's Nyberg on household debt burden

Speaking at a breakfast meeting in Malmo on Friday 11 February Sveriges Riksbank Deputy Governor Lars Nyberg said households currently have on average debts amounting to 125 per cent of their annual income, which is almost as much as the figure…

Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Meeting, 27 Jan

Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Executive Board meeting on 27 January revealed that the forecast for growth in Sweden and abroad over the coming years remained largely unchanged and inflation was expected to increase during the course of 2006.

Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Meeting, 8 Dec

Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Executive Board meeting on 8 December showed that members expected economic growth, both in Sweden and abroad, to be fairly robust in the period ahead. There were downside risks, however, mainly stemming from exchange…

Sweden's Heikensten on economic governance in EMU

In a speech on 'Strengthening economic governance in the EMU - A comment' given on 15 December, Lars Heikensten of the Sveriges Riksbank said better and more efficient methods of following up Member States' public finances are needed. Budget discipline…

Sveriges Riksbank, Financial Stability Report 2:04

Sweden's central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, published its second Financial Stability Report for 2004 on 2 December. Household sector indebtedness has continued to rise during the autumn. At the same time there are currently no indications that this…

Sweden's Nyberg on securities market

In a speech on 'The securities market today and tomorrow' given on 10 November, Lars Nyberg of the Sveriges Riksbank said in recent years, inflation in many countries has fallen, and inflation expectations have stabilised at a level that reflects the…

Sweden's Heikensten at the Riksdag Committee

In a speech on monetary policy given to the Riksdag Committee on Finance on 14 October, Lars Heikensten of the Sveriges Riksbank said as the economic upturn progresses and resource utilisation increases further, it is reasonable to assume that monetary…

Sweden's Heikensten on monetary policy

In a speech on 'The economic situation and monetary policy' given on 20 Septembe,r Lars Heikensten of the Sveriges Riksbank said the bank's current inflation forecast may have to be revised upwards in the light of higher oil prices, a slightly stronger…

Sweden's Rosenberg on monetary policy house prices

In a speech on 'Monetary policy, house prices and household indebtedness' given on 20 September, Irma Rosenberg of the Sveriges Riksbank said despite stock market fluctuations and a periodically weak economic climate, both household indebtedness and…

Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Meeting, 19 Aug

Minutes of the Sveriges Riksbank Executive Board meeting on 19 August were published 2 September. One member observed that economic activity in Sweden had strengthened slightly more than expected during the first six months of the year, and that the…

Sweden's Heikensten on inflation

In a speech on economic developments and inflation prospects, given on August 16, Sweden's central bank governor Lars Heikensten said that the Riksbank's assessment of inflation and economic activity had not significantly altered since its last inflation…

Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review 2nd Quarter 2004

The Sveriges Riksbank published its Economic Review for the 2nd Quarter 2004 on 12 July. The Review contains articles on subjects related to central banking. The English version of the second issue contains three articles: Can we be best again?, How does…

Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Meeting, 23 Jun

Minutes of the Sveriges Riksbank Executive Board meeting on 23 June were published 8 July. One member summed up the discussion of the international economic situation, saying developments had largely confirmed the assessment in the previous Inflation…

Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Meeting, 27 May

Minutes of the Sveriges Riksbank Executive Board meeting on 27 May were published 11 June. All the members expressed greater certainty over the recovery both in Sweden and abroad and said that there were factors, such as the rise in long-term interest…

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