ARTICLES TAGGED WITH "The Riksbank"

Policy Rate Raised by 1 percentage point in Sweden: "Construction Will Decrease"

Sweden Sweden — The Executive Board at the Swedish Riksbank has decided to raise the policy rate by 1 percentage point to 1.75 percent – a blow to many real estate companies. The Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, Stefan Ingves, comments on the decision.

Swedish Riksbank cuts repo rate to −0.25 per cent and buys government bonds for €3,27 billion

Sweden Sweden — There are signs that inflation has bottomed out and is beginning to rise, but the recent appreciation of the krona risks breaking this trend. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to make monetary policy even more expansionary by cutting the repo rate by 0.15 percentage points to −0.25 per cent and buying government bonds for €3,27 billion, to support the upturn in inflation.