Sweden
Frequency of price changes strongly correlated to inflation, says Riksbank
The size of price increases remained stable in Sweden from 2010–18
Sweden inflation hits highest level in 28 years
Rise likely to boost hawkish positions at next Riksbank policy meeting on February 10
People: Brazil’s Campos Neto comes down with Covid
Acting governor in Lesotho; Auer to head Eurosystem Innovation Hub; and more
Swedish central bank announces end to net asset purchases
Sveriges Riksbank forecasts it will not raise rates until 2024, saying inflation rise is temporary
Swedish inflation rose further in October
CPIF increased year on year by 3.1% last month; Riksbank expected to reduce balance sheet
Advanced economies more likely to outsource counterfeit detection
Emerging market economies more likely to outsource distribution
Riksbank opens review of board members’ stock holdings
Investigation will assess whether officials violated “rules of conduct”
BIS board reappoints Carstens as general manager
Luiz Pereira da Silva gets new term as deputy, and Stefan Ingves becomes vice-chair
People: ECB appoints new head of macro-pru
BIS names Innovation Hub directors; Bundesbank sends representative to Madrid; and more
Nordic central banks stress limits to tackling climate change
Central banks face challenges in greening reserves management and monetary policy
Swedish central bank may join Eurosystem payments platforms
Sveriges Riksbank says Target2 and T2S could enhance policy but has security concerns
People: SNB board appoints new member
Former Bank of Jamaica senior official appointed to lead financial services commission; Riksbank appoints acting head of corporate services; and more
Above-target inflation may push Riksbank to taper
Inflation rose from 1.7% in July to 2.4% in August
Policy-maker votes largely kept secret
Most central banks do not reveal how individual monetary policy-makers vote
People: Riksbank deputy’s term extended until 2027
Bank of Ghana gets new non-executive board members; RBI appoints new executive director; and more
Third parties often develop RTGS technology
Seventy-one percent of respondents said the technology underpinning their RTGS system was developed solely by a third party or in collaboration with the central bank
Riksbank warns about e-krona fraudsters
Swedish central bank points to false online information claiming it is selling e-kronor
Riksbank maintains loose policy
Swedish central bank says it will fully use Skr700 billion portfolio of asset purchases
Riksbank publishes analysis on QE
Work aims to add transparency and offer evidence on questions of design and implementation
Riksbank to revise ethical rules after staff infringements
Employees were involved in equity transactions before monetary policy decisions
BIS opens Nordic innovation hub
Stockholm office is fifth in hub programme and involves four of the region’s central banks
Riksbank proposes framework to improve parliamentary scrutiny
One possibility is to create a permanent body to brief the parliamentary finance committee
Ingves renews attacks on ‘artificial division’ in proposed Riksbank act
Proposal limits policy flexibility and is “wrong way to go”, governor says
Riksbank starts work on CBDC with external firms
E-krona pilot project to test technical solution with Handelsbanken and TietoEVRY