News

Repo rate raised by 0.25 percentage points to 2.0 per cent.

Arrow symbolizing a raised repo rate 05/07/2011 The Swedish economy is growing at a good rate, although international developments are marked by uncertainty. CPI inflation is high as a result of rising mortgage rates. At the same time, underlying inflationary pressures are low, but are expected to increase as economic activity strengthens. There is a need to gradually increase the repo rate to stabilise inflation around the target of 2 per cent and resource utilisation around a normal level.   Read more

New calendar data for 2012

28/06/2011 The calendar has been updated to include dates for Executive Board meetings and the publication of Monetary Policy Reports and Financial Stability Reports in 2012.   Read more

Ingves Governor for six more years

28/06/2011 The General Council has decided to give Governor Stefan Ingves a further term of office of six years as chairman of the Executive Board of the Riksbank.   Read more
Ingves new chairman of Basel Committee
27/06/2011
Sven-Erik Österberg new vice chairman of the General Council
22/06/2011
Öberg: Economic conditions for wage formation
16/06/2011
The role of the central banks regarding financial stability
14/06/2011
Economic commentary: The CPI will increase more rapidly than the CPIF over the next few years
09/06/2011
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CALENDAR

5/7 2011

9:30 a.m. Interest rate decision published together with Monetary Policy Report July 2011juli 2011

 

11.00 a.m. Press conference, broadcast live on the website (Swedish)

 

1.30 p.m. Stefan Ingves will chat on the website (Swedish)

 

4.00 p.m. the Riksbank will hold an analysts’ meeting (for invited analysts only), broadcast live on the website.

 

5.30 pm.m Lars E.O. Svensson will visit Danske Markets in Stockholm to speak about the latest repo-rate decision


See Calendar for more information
Key figures
THE REPO RATE
2.0%
Applies form 6 July 2011. Next monetary policy meeting will be on 6 September.

Table, repo rate

Press Release

INFLATION IN MAJ 2011
3.3%
Next publishing will be on 12 July 2011

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 AND UPDATE
The next Monetary Policy Update will be published on 7 September 2011.

Monetary Policy Report and Update

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 5 July 2011 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
Picture: Motifs on Sweden´s new banknotes. Photos from Scanpix.
New banknotes and coins Sweden is to have new banknotes and coins. The General Council of Sveriges Riksbank has decided on the themes and motifs for the new banknotes and coins. They also decided on the size and colours of the new notes. Read more
Picture of The Riksbank and financial stability
How the Riksbank works with financial stability How does the Riksbank work to prevent and manage financial crises? You can read about this in a new brochure, “The Riksbank and financial stability”, which describes the role and tasks of the Riksbank in promoting financial stability. Read more