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Minutes of the Executive Board’s monetary policy meeting on 4 July 2011

Picture of the Executive Board. Photo: Petter Karlberg 18/07/2011 On 4 July, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to raise the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2 per cent. The monetary policy discussion prior to the decision is presented below.   Read more

Stress test of European banks

15/07/2011 The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today published the results of a stress test of the European banking system. The stress test has been conducted to assess the stability of the European banking sector. The four major Swedish banks have participated in the test and the assessment is that they are well equipped to deal with unexpected events.   Read more

CALENDAR

18/7/2011

9:30 a.m. The minutes of the executive Board's monetary policy meeting from 4 July will be published.

 

23/8/2011

Meeting of the Executive Board.

 

26/8/2011

General Council meeting.


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 JUNE 2011
3.1%
Next publishing will be on 11 August 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