Sweden
Riksbank pumps Skr5 billion into Icelandic bank
The Riksbank on Wednesday agreed to prop up Kaupthing, Iceland's largest lender, with a Skr5 billion ($700m) loan, on fears the bank's liquidity problems threatened the stability of the Swedish financial system.
Riksbank striving to inform public on crunch
The Riksbank is providing and updating a list of questions and answers on the financial turmoil.
Riksbank deputy to step down
Irma Rosenberg, the first deputy governor at the Riksbank, will leave the institution at the end of the year.
We will suffer a while yet: Sweden's Ingves
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riskbank, has warned that Sweden will probably have to live with the financial market turbulence and the crisis in the US for a good while to come.
Nordic banks and RBA join Fed swap club
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stepped up efforts to counter money market tensions, establishing additional swap lines with the Reserve Bank of Australia and three Scandinavian central banks to meet demand for dollar loans.
Sweden takes "precautionary" payments measure
The Riksbank has relaxed collateral rules for transactions through its RIX payments system as a precaution against money and bond market stress.
Finland's Liikanen: euro brought price stability
The European monetary union has fulfilled and even exceed expectations in terms of monetary and price stability, said Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland.
Riksbank hikes but hints at cuts to come
The Riksbank raised rates to a 12-year high on Thursday but indicated that it was likely to cut borrowing costs more sharply than previously thought next year.
Riksbank decision unanimous
All six members of the Riksbank's Executive Council backed the decision to raise rates a quarter point to 4.5% earlier this month.
Real interest rates in Sweden
New research from the Sveriges Riksbank discusses the concept and development of the real interest rate and the real repo rate in Sweden.
Swedish rates up, more to come
Sweden's central bank has raised rates by a quarter point to 4.5% - a new 12-year high - with the promise of two further hikes this year.
Policy should encourage card payments: Riksbank
Swedish consumers over-use cash and under-use cards from a social perspective because their choice of payment instrument is based on private incentives, research by the Riksbank finds.
Riksbank drops CPIX inflation measure
Barbro Wickman-Parak, the first deputy governor of the Riksbank, said on Monday that the central bank would phase out its use of the CPIX inflation measure.
Riksbank's Nyberg on the pros of card payments
Lars Nyberg, a deputy governor of the Riksbank, has urged Swedish consumers to pay for goods with cards rather than cash.
Riksbank notes rise in stability risks
Global financial market uncertainty and the risk of a pronounced economic dip have made the Swedish banking sector more vulnerable, though the industry remains financially strong, the Riksbank said in its latest Financial Stability Report.
Riksbank's Ingves calls for regulatory revamp
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riksbank, wants a regulatory framework that combines the need to maintain stability and minimise costs to the public sector in the short term with long-term market discipline.
Tensions could re-emerge: Riksbank deputy
Despite positive signs in recent weeks, it is still too early to assume that financial markets will return to normal without any further disruptions, Barbro Wickman-Parak, a deputy governor at the Riksbank, warned.
Riksbank paper on governance
A new working paper from Sweden's central bank provides an exhaustive study of governance arrangements across central banks.
Nyberg on the strength of Sweden's economy
Lars Nyberg, a deputy governor at the Riksbank, judged economic activity in Sweden to be good, but warned that the central bank expected a slowdown later in the year.
Sovereign wealth fund round-up
The creation of a much-mooted code of conduct for sovereign wealth funds edged closer this week after the European Commission submitted its ideas to the region's finance ministers for review in mid-March.
Riksbank surprises markets with rate hike
The Riksbank confounded expectations on Wednesday by hiking rates to 4.25%.
Productivity gains lowered Swedish inflation
The rapid rise in Swedish productivity growth between 2002 and 2006 is an important explanation for low inflation, said Svante berg, a deputy governor at the Riksbank.
Swedish hedge funds are transparent enough: Nyberg
New rules for Swedish hedge funds are unnecessary, said Lars Nyberg, a deputy governor at the central bank.
Cyprus and Malta join gold agreement
Cyprus and Malta, the two newest members of the eurozone, have signed up to the Central Bank Gold Agreement, which limits the amount of gold cooperating institutions can sell.