News

Today’s auction of 3-month and 6-month SEK loans with variable rate has now been completed

28/12/2009 No bids were received in the auctions.   Read more

Per Jansson new Head of Monetary Policy Department

Picture of Per Jansson 18/12/2009 The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Per Jansson as new Head of the Monetary Policy Department. He will take up his new post on 16 January 2010.   Read more

Issue of commemorative coin in 2010

18/12/2009 The Riksbank has decided to issue a commemorative coin to celebrate the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling on 19 June 2010. The coin will be minted in gold and silver versions with a nominal value of SEK 3,000 and SEK 200 respectively.    Read more

Questions and answers on the repo rate decision 16 December 2009

16/12/2009 Questions and answers on the repo rate decision 16 December 2009   Read more

Repo rate held unchanged at 0.25 per cent

Arrow symbolizing unchanged repo rate 16/12/2009 The recovery in the economy is continuing and inflationary pressure will be low in the coming period. To attain the inflation target of 2 per cent and to support the economic recovery, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at 0.25 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate is also held unchanged. The repo rate is expected to remain at this low level until autumn 2010 and then to be raised towards more normal levels.   Read more
On 28 December the Riksbank offers new SEK loans (3 and 6 months)
22/12/2009
New report from the Nordic-Baltic Office at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
17/12/2009
Riksbank meets with analysts
16/12/2009
Today’s auction of 3-month and 12-month SEK loans with variable rate has now been completed
14/12/2009
On 14 December the Riksbank offers new SEK loans (3 and 12 months)
10/12/2009
News archive 
CALENDAR
04/01/2010 09:30

The minutes of the executive Board's monetary policy meeting from 15 December will be published

19/01/2010 13:00

Executive Board meeting


See entire calendar
Key figures
THE RIKSBANK'S INFLATION TARGET
2.0%
The target has applied since 1995

Read more about the inflation target

INFLATION IN NOVEMBER 2009
-0,7%
The next publication will be on Thuesday 12th January 2010 09.30 a.m.

Read more about the current inflation rate

Link to Statistics Sweden, SCB

THE REPO RATE
0.25%
Applies from 23 December 2009. Next monetary policy meeting will be on 10 February 2010.

Press Release

Minutes of the Executive Board´s monetary policy meeting

Table, repo rate

REPO RATE PATH
Repo rate path

Current forecast for the repo rate, inflation and GDP

MONETARY POLICY REPORT
The next Monetary Policy Report will be published on 11 February 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 on Stefan Ingves
Chat with Stefan Ingves 16 December 2009 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
Financial trubulence The Riksbnk's response
Financial turbulence - the Riksbank's response The Riksbank has taken a number of actions as a result of the current financial turbulence. This page contains links to the information that we have published in connection with this. Read more