Press Releases 1999

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The Riksbank´s fine tuning operations with Primary Dealers on the money market
Lars Nyberg re-appointed to Executive Board for six years
Inflation Report: Economic upswing and a rising tendency in inflationary pressure
Direct investment: Major effects from mergers of Swedish and Finnish companies
Lars Heikensten: Repo rate increase reconfirmed by new information
The monetary policy repo over the turn of the year will be extended to a 3 week maturity
Banks’ lending rates lowered 0.1 percentage points;
Interest rate increase important to safeguard sustainable growth
Riksbank to go on exchanging currency on behalf of National Debt Office
Executive Board meetings
Repo rate raised 0.35 percentage points to 3.25 per cent
Stability in the financial system is good, although there are some tendencies to risk build-up
The Riksbank’s Year 2000 preparations
New procedure for decisions concerning key interest rates
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Your money won't disappear at the millennium transition
The Reference rate - The Discount rate increased to 1.5 %
Redogörelse till riksdagen om penningpolitiken - inflationsrapporten (finns endast på sv prm)
Comments by the Governing Board
Comments by Deputy Governor Lars Nyberg
Comments on the minutes of the monetary policy meeting held in August
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Bank lending and deposit rates lowered 0.2 and 0.3 percentage points, respectively
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
The discount rate 1.0 per cent
The Riksbank Introduces its New Website
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Primary dealer agreement with Den Danske Bank A/S
Situation report on Y-2000 tests of the RIX system
Comments on the minutes of the monetary policy meeting held in April
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Bank lending and deposit rates lowered 0.4 and 0.3 percentage points, respectively
The Riksbank Inflation Report 1999:2
Sweden publishes IMF statement on the Swedish economy
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Executive Board meetings
PSAB to be responsible for distributing notes in Sweden
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Bank stability good, though with some tendencies to increased vulnerability
Riksbank offices to close to the public
Comment by First Deputy Governor Lars Heikensten
Repo rate to be unchanged at 2.90 per cent
Repo rate unchanged at 2.90 per cent
The Reference rate - The Discount rate
Tumba Bruk printed euro notes as trial run
On 31 December 1998, Swedish owned SEK 574 billion worth of foreign shares
Repo rate lowered 0.25 percentage points to 2.90%
Low inflationary pressure thanks to real and structural factors
Altered time for next repo rate announcement
Monetary policy account to the Riksdag and Inflation Report
Repo rate unchanged at 3.15 per cent
Minutes of Executive Board meetings
JP Bank terminates its primary dealerships in the monetary and bond market
Termination of premium bond operations
Banks lowered deposit and lending rates 0.5 percentage points in 1998:Q4
Repo rate unchanged at 3.15 per cent
Riksbank transfers SEK 7.6 billion to the Treasury
Repo rate lowered 0.25 percentage points to 3.15 per cent
Clarification of monetary policy's formulation
The Riksbank's inflation target - clarification and appraisal (memorandum)
Repo rate unchanged at 3.40 per cent
New report on the euro int the Swedish financial sector
Old notes worth SEK 1.5 billion still unredeemed
Repo rate unchanged at 3.40 per cent
Riksbank forms cash handling company, board and management appointed
Executive Board: wages decided
Minutes of Executive Board meetings to be published
The discount rate determined to 1.5 per cent