Stefan Ingves
Riksbank minutes reveal concerns over negative rates
Deputy governor voted against rate cut amid fears of unintended consequences, and others admitted the cut would send the Swedish economy deeper into uncharted territory
Riksbank cuts key rate and expands QE to curb krona risks
Swedish central bank cuts repo rate to -0.35% and will buy additional 45 billion krona worth of government bonds to prevent stronger currency or Greek collapse from derailing inflation
Riksbank minutes reveal instability fears
Board members were unanimously in favour of further easing but ‘several’ voiced concerns about financial stability risks resulting from the expansionary policy
Ingves draws lessons from Sweden’s economic history
Riksbank governor emphasises the close link between financial stability and monetary policy, while promising to take further action ‘with force’ if necessary
Legal questions force Swedish FSA to scrap amortisation rule
Financial Supervisory Authority suspends its plan to force households to pay down their mortgages over time in response to doubts over its mandate; Ingves says policy still needed
Riksbank sees payments challenges ahead
Annual report notes growing interest in digital forms of payment is leading to declining income from seigniorage; new banknote series to enter circulation in 2015
Riksbank board uncertain about negative rate limits
Minutes from executive board meeting that led to negative rates and quantitative easing reveal uncertainty about where floor for repo rate might be
Riksbank goes negative and launches QE
Swedish central bank announces unprecedented measures to ‘safeguard' inflation expectations; rates ‘far from lower bound' says Ingves
Ingves: Europe facing peer pressure on Basel III
The chair of the Basel Committee is counting on peer pressure to bring Europe into line with Basel III, but regulatory experts are not convinced it will work
ESRB on the hunt for experts to join macro-prudential advisory committee
Applicants for a seat on Advisory Scientific Committee must be academics or industry practitioners and cannot be employees of a member institution
Riksbank ready to launch new measures ‘at short notice'
Swedish central bank prepared to launch unconventional measures in February, minutes reveal; board member says currency interventions inappropriate as other countries struggle
Riksbank critic becomes deputy governor
Henry Ohlsson, an economics professor who attacked the Swedish central bank for failing to reach its inflation target in a report earlier this year, is picked to replace Karolina Ekholm
Ingves: Riksbank prepared to launch currency interventions
Swedish governor says central bank prepared to take unconventional measures, including negative interest rates and asset purchases, in light of falling oil prices
Sweden's central bank and macro-prudential regulator clash over leverage ratio
Riksbank calls for stricter and earlier implementation of Basel III measure a day after Financial Supervisory Authority rejects proposals
Riksbank board at a loss over falling inflation, minutes suggest
Ingves says Swedish economy needs ‘two different policy rates: one for households and one for companies', while central bank casts doubt on new mortgage repayment rules
Ingves: Consistent implementation needed to bring about ‘full benefits' of Basel III
Basel Committee chair says regulators and supervisors now 'accountable for the outcomes' of Basel III as reform agenda draws to a close
Basel Committee adds final plank to Basel III
Committee unveils final version of the net stable funding ratio, bringing to a close the core of the Basel III standard-setting process
Ingves mulls asset purchases as Riksbank cuts repo rate to zero
Asset purchases could be on the cards if historic cut fails to boost inflation, says governor; rates expected to stay at zero until mid-2016
Eurozone AQR adds to Swedish uncertainty, says Ingves
Riksbank governor says conditions for monetary policy are ‘perhaps even more uncertain than usual' due to confluence of international and domestic factors
Ekholm leaves Riksbank for post in finance ministry
Dovish deputy quits her term early to become state secretary to Sweden's new finance minister; vocal critic of central bank's ‘lean against the wind' policy
Ingves: Equal implementation of Basel III a ‘major challenge'
Basel Committee chairman says Swedish banks' interconnectedness and reliance on wholesale funding justify higher capital requirements than Basel III minimum
Ingves outlines Basel Committee response to ‘excessive variation’ in risk-weighted assets
Basel Committee 'endorses' final details of NSFR and turns attention to comparability of risk-based ratios; expands membership to include ECB’s single supervisory mechanism
Riksbank's Ingves and Flodén warn over risks of persistent low interest rates
Interest rates may need to stay low - creating dangerous levels of household debt, Riksbank governor and deputy tell parliamentary committee
Incoming BoE deputy Shafik says SSM makes working with ECB more important than ever
Minouche Shafik says single supervisory mechanism will improve co-ordination with Bank of England, but that it is too early to tell whether 'huge' project will be successful