Sweden
Sweden’s Ekholm not in favour of current account targets
Riksbank deputy governor Karolina Ekholm says central banks should not set targets for how large their deficits and surpluses can grow
New member for General Council of the Riksbank
Sven-Erik Österberg replaces Leif Pagrotsky on council that oversees the actions of central bank executive board
Sweden’s Öberg calls for Riksbank to merge with regulator
Riksbank first deputy governor Svante Öberg says merging central bank with Finansinspektionen will aid task of safeguarding financial system
Global imbalances top Riksbank Risk survey
Riksbank Spring 2011 Risk Survey shows market participants believe global imbalances pose greatest threat to Swedish financial system
Sweden’s Nyberg calls for reform to dollar funding
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Nyberg raises awareness on overdependence of banks on central bank reserves for foreign currency
Monetary policy, a fine balancing act: Sweden’s Ingves
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says policymakers must maintain balance between theory and practice in monetary policy decisions
Cash has a future: Sweden’s Nyberg
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Nyberg predicts cash will continue to be used for payment despite decline in usage
Sweden picks famous faces for new banknotes
Riksbank announces motifs to be emblazoned on new banknotes; include actress Greta Garbo, author Astrid Lindgren and singer Birgit Nilsson
Riksbank’s Ekholm explains dissent against rate hike
Riksbank deputy governor Karolina Ekholm says interest rate rise could dampen growth prospects via stronger krona
Riksbank paper on new DSGE algorithm
Riksbank study documents new forecasting algorithm for monetary policy model
Riksbank on its econometric model Moses
Riksbank study documents simulations using central bank’s econometric model Moses
Riksbank’s Nyberg challenges Svensson over monetary policy framework
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Nyberg says monetary policy must support macroprudential policy; comments contrast with Svensson’s calls for monetary policy to focus on price stability
Risks to Swedish markets have not abated, says Riksbank survey
Riksbank's autumn 2010 risk survey shows more than half of market participants believe markets in Sweden have not normalised
Svensson attacks Sweden’s monetary policy framework
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson finds "problem" with use of repo rate to address financial stability; favours sole focus on inflation targeting
Norges Bank: co-op loans less salient
Norges Bank study shows salience of co-op loans leads homebuyers to take on more costly borrowing
Riksbank’s Wickman-Parak: crisis days are over
Riksbank deputy governor Wickman-Parak says central bank can return to conventional monetary policy following convincing economic recovery
Diamond, Mortensen, Pissarides win Nobel Prize
Peter Diamond, Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides share Nobel Prize in economic sciences for work on labour market search frictions
Riskbank explains wage statistic revisions
Riksbank commentary accounts for revisions to calculation of short-term wage statistics; shows preliminary data are good forecasting measure
Riksbank's Svensson says monetary policy had no role in crisis
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson denies monetary policy was responsible for the financial crisis
Nordic and Baltic regions strike financial stability deal
Eight Nordic and Baltic countries sign Memorandum of Understanding on cross-border financial stability and crisis management
Riksbank removes tolerance interval in monetary policy target
Swedish central bank revises the wording of its monetary policy objectives in light of the financial crisis
Riksbank’s Persson: don’t shoot CDS ‘messenger’
The Swedish central bank uses CDS spreads as an indicator of financial stability
Riksbank’s Svensson concedes further cuts unlikely
Lars Svensson explains the banks decision to leave its benchmark rate at 0.25% until December 2010, after previous calls to cut the rate further
Svensson: Riksbank needs to be more forceful
Riksbank deputy Lars Svensson explains Sweden’s response to crisis and draws on lessons for future