Sweden
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
Sweden’s Ingves explains decision to hold rates
Stefan Ingves the Riksbank’s governor offers reasons holding back on rate rise despite signs of strong economic recovery
Bank of Estonia – Economic Policy Statement
Estonian central bank pins fledgling recovery to a pick-up in export sector, labour market remains weak
Gold standard did Scandinavia good
Norges Bank examines monetary policy and inflation dynamic of the Scandinavian Currency Union
How global imbalances exacerbated the crisis
Riksbank's Barbro Wickman-Parak says imbalances contributed to the rise of complex instruments and structures
Sweden’s Oberg says inflationary pressures not there
Sveriges Riksbank’s Svante Oberg says policy rate will remain low
Flexible exchange rate better for welfare
Bundesbank investigates the welfare ranking of exchange rate regimes
Riksbank sees anxious corporate sector
This survey by the Swedish Riksbank finds evidence of cautious optimism amongst the country's corporations, but notes that there is "considerable anxiety about a setback in the development of economic activity."
Riksbank raids euro swap line to shore up stabilit
The Riksbank on Wednesday said it would tap €3 billion ($4.2 billion) from a swap line set up with the European Central Bank (ECB) to ensure it was "well-prepared to continue safeguarding stability."
Resource utilisation a policy factor for Riksbank
Monetary policy should take into account not only the total amount of spare capacity in the economy, but also its composition, said Svante berg, the first deputy governor of the Riksbank.
Bank losses not as bad as 1990s, says Riksbank
The Riksbank has predicted a sharp, but manageable, rise in Swedish banks' loan losses, largely on the back of defaults by businesses in the Nordic region and the Baltic States.
Riskbank's Ingves on why the crisis happened
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riksbank, has explained why the global crisis occurred.