News

Öberg: Potential GDP, resource utilisation and monetary policy

Picture of First Deputy Governor Svante Öberg 07/10/2010 On Thursday, First Deputy Governor Svante Öberg will speak at Statistics Sweden’s annual conference in Saltsjöbaden on the subject of the difficulties in estimating potential GDP and resource utilisation, at the same time as these estimates are significant for monetary policy.   Read more

Economic commentary: Analysis of revisions in short-term wage statistics

05/10/2010 In this economic commentary, the authors analyse revisions in the monthly short-term wage statistics. They find that the revisions follow a systematic pattern. The authors present a method in which preliminary wage outcomes are used to forecast future definitive outcomes. The method provides highly-accurate estimates of the outcomes, which is important to the Riksbank's forecasts of future wage developments.   Read more

International Monetary Fund assesses financial stability in Sweden

24/09/2010 At the invitation of the Ministry of Finance and the Riksbank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Sweden in February/March 2011 to make a structural assessment of the financial sector, what is known as an FSAP (Financial Sector Assessment Program).   Read more
Today’s auction of 28 days loan with variable rate has now been completed
04/10/2010
On 4 October the Riksbank offers a new SEK loan (28 days)
27/09/2010
Financial Market Statistics August 2010. Press release on Statistics Sweden’s website
27/09/2010
Today’s auction of 28 days loan with variable rate has now been completed
20/09/2010
Svensson: Monetary policy after the financial crisis
16/09/2010
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CALENDAR

07/10/2010

Lars Nyberg, Deputy Governor, will participate in a conference arranged by HSB.

 

3 p.m. Svante Öberg, First Deputy Governor, will hold the speech ”Potential GDP, resource utilisation and monetary policy” at a conference arranged by Statistics Sweden (SCB).

 

08/10/2010

Karolina Ekholm, Deputy Governor, will participate in the Stockholm International Fairs. Karolina Ekholm will speak on the subject of ”The economy, the interest rate and the property market”.

 

8–10 October 2010, the IMF and World Bank will be holding a meeting in Washington D.C.


10/10/2010

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in the IMF/ECB/FRB conference on “Rethinking Central Banking” in Washington D.C., United States.


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Key figures
THE REPO RATE
0.75%
Applies from 8 September 2010. Next monetary policy meeting will be on 25 October 2010.

Table, repo rate

Press Release

INFLATION IN AUGUST 2010
0,9%
The next publication will be on 12 October 2010

Read more about the current inflation rate

Link to Statistics Sweden, SCB

THE RIKSBANK'S INFLATION TARGET
2.0%
The target has applied since 1995

Read more about the inflation target

MONETARY POLICY REPORT
The next Monetary Policy Report will be published on 1 July 2010.

Monetary Policy Report

The Riksbank

Sveriges Riksbank is Sweden’s central bank and a public authority under the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament.  The Riksbank is responsible for conducting monetary policy, the objective of which is to maintain a low and stable level of inflation. The Bank also has the task of ensuring that payments in the economy can be made safely and efficiently.

Picture of Governor Stefan Ingves
Chat with Stefan Ingves 2 September 2010 Governor Stefan Ingves chatted in Swedish on the Riksbank's website. Follow the link for a translation into English of the questions and replies. Read more
How does the Riksbank control interest rates? It is the Executive Board of the Riksbank that decides the level of the repo rate. But, how does the Riksbank control the interest rate in practice? Read more