OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Ingves: Both housing policy and tax policy need…
“Solving the problems on the housing market is very much a matter of balancing today’s challenges against tomorrow’s gains.” These were the words of Stefan Ingves in his speech at Business Arena Stockholm today. In…
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on…
At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 4 September 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at –0.25 per cent. As previously, the forecast for the repo rate indicates…
Repo rate unchanged at −0.25 per cent
After several years of high growth, the Swedish economy, similar to economies abroad, has entered a calmer phase. Since the beginning of 2017, inflation has been close to the target of 2 per cent. Even…
Repo rate unchanged at −0.25 per cent
Good economic activity but increased uncertainty abroad Developments both in Sweden and abroad are largely in line with the Riksbank’s forecasts. However, increasing unease over further deterioration in trade relations and a faster decline in…
Fiscal policy from a monetary policy perspective
The low global interest rates have reduced the scope for monetary policy to stimulate the economy, but at the same time may have increased the scope for fiscal policy action. This has brought the interaction…
High household indebtedness remains greatest risk in Swedish…
The Riksbank deems that Swedish households’ indebtedness poses the greatest risk in the Swedish economy. Household debt has increased for a long time and households are currently highly indebted, both from a historical perspective and…
Repo rate unchanged at −0.25 per cent
Activity in the Swedish economy is high and inflation is close to the target of 2 per cent. The strong economic activity in Sweden indicates that inflation will remain close to target going forward but…
Amended Terms and Conditions for RIX and Monetary…
The Riksbank is amending the contractual conditions applying to participants in the Swedish payment system RIX and participants in the monetary policy operational framework. Among other changes, the requirements placed on RIX participants and monetary…