Gold has been one of the standout performers during 2020, rising from around $1500 an ounce to a whopping $2075 an ounce in August. However, with the precious metal having broken out of previous all-time…
Ohlsson: Inflation statistics difficult to interpret during the…
To support the financial markets, the Riksbank has during the spring taken a number of decisions on measures that have facilitated the supply of credit and held market rates down. For instance, the Riksbank has…
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: “The whole of society…
The corona pandemic has meant that large parts of the business sector have experienced very rapid and severe falls in demand. In some sectors, companies are fighting for their survival, whereas other sectors have instead…
SVERIGES RIKSBANK: Corona pandemic increasing risks to financial…
Press Release: The corona pandemic has had serious consequences for the global economy. Around the world, powerful measures have been implemented to mitigate the effects on the real economy and reduce turbulence on financial markets.…
SVERIGES RIKSBANK: Publication of new reference rate postponed
The Riksbank has earlier notified that it will start to calculate and publish a new reference rate for the shortest maturity (overnight) in Swedish kronor. As a result of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic…
SVERIGES RIKSBANK: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting…
At the monetary policy meeting on 27 April 2020, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided on continued purchases of government and mortgage bonds up to the end of September 2020 and to leave the…
SVERIGES RIKSBANK: Loans in US dollars every second…
The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer loans of up to USD 60 billion to banks against collateral for a period of up to 18 September 2020. Five auctions have taken place, the most…
SVERIGES RIKSBANK: MINUTES OF MONETARY POLICY MEETING Executive…
§3. Monetary policy review Carl-Fredrik Pettersson from the Markets Department informed the meeting of developments on the financial markets. Significant upturns have occurred on stock markets in Sweden, the euro area and the United States…