Sveriges Riksbank
AI forecasting outperforms traditional methods – study
New approach still only complements existing models but results are promising, say authors
Riksbank makes Skr36 million profit in 2024
However, Swedish treasury will not benefit as central bank failed to reach its target equity level
Riksbank makes second 25bp rate cut of 2025
“Signs of an economic rebound” prompt further easing of policy
Accounting for banknotes
Three leading experts on central bank finances debate the appropriate treatment of currency
Sweden makes further cuts, but Norway continues to hold
Riksbank reduces rates by 25bp, but Norges Bank maintains more hawkish approach
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Sweden should modernise retail payments – Riksbank study
Clearing infrastructure needs update and card settlement warrants reform, researchers say
E-krona adviser on offline trials, legislative changes and rollouts of CBDCs
Sveriges Riksbank’s Johan Schmalholz speaks about latest CBDC developments on sidelines of Central Banking’s Windsor training series
Europe’s central banks diverge on monetary policy
Norway holds, while Albania, Czech Republic and Sweden proceed with cuts
Portraits on banknotes: a study of the gender gap
Only Australia’s currency has gender parity; overall, less than 10% of portraited banknotes – excluding Elizabeth II – feature female images
Crashing the nth party: how third-party service provider risks compound
Cross-border collaboration may help deal with risks from multiple layers of outsourcing
Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win Nobel prize in economics
Trio given award for work on role of colonial institutions in shaping long-term prosperity
Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland cut rates
25bp cuts across Europe follow Fed’s footsteps
Riksbank to receive $2.46bn from Swedish government
Capital injection will put central bank just above minimum equity level required by law
BIS publishes centuries of data on central bank balance sheets
New “spliced” series extends back to founding of Sweden’s Riksbank in 17th century
Sweden’s central bank cuts rates by 25bp
Sveriges Riksbank says country is in “mild recession"
Dollar exchange rate variation affects prices less than euro – Riksbank study
Krona-dollar depreciation often coincides with downturn in demand
Swedish government proposes $2.37bn injection for Riksbank
Government proposal falls short of central bank’s request
Riksbank updates benchmark rate calculation method
Swestr to become more robust, especially around year-end
Banknotes: April to June 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: April to June 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months