Economic Commentaries

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Economic commentary: Forecasts and monetary policy 312 kB
Economic Commentary: The indebtedness of Swedish households: Update for 2016 678 kB
Economic Commentary: The indebtedness of Swedish households: Update for 2016, numerical data 1 MB
Economic Commentary: Definitions of income and debt in Sweden 335 kB
Economic Commentary: Definitions of income and debt in Sweden, numerical data 74 kB
Economic commentary: Market liquidity on the Swedish bond market and its importance for financial stability 404 kB
Economic commentary: Price index for the inflation target 389 kB
Economic Commentary: TLAC and Swedish banks 199 kB
Towards a better-functioning foreign exchange market. By Tor Johansson 471 kB
The Riksbank’s future information supply in light of Big Data. By Tor Jacobson, Jyry Hokkanen, Markus Tibblin and Cecilia Skingsley 499 kB
Asset valuations and financial stability. By Paolo Giordani, Anna Grodecka, Simon Kwan, Paola Morales, Erik Spector and Dilan Ölcer 1 MB
Swedish financial institutions and low interest rates. By Nathalie Gibas, Reimo Juks and Jonas Söderberg 1 MB
How do the Riksbank's international forecasts hold up? By Ted Aranki and André Reslow 276 kB
Effects of the Riksbank's government bond purchases on financial prices. By Rafael B. De Rezende, David Kjellberg och Oskar Tysklind 660 kB
How can government bond purchases make monetary policy more expansionary? By Jan Alsterlind, Henrik Erikson, Maria Sandström och David Vestin 473 kB
How far can the repo rate be cut? By Jan Alsterlind, Hanna Armelius, David Forsman, Björn Jönsson och Anna-Lena Wretman 137 kB
The IMF's lending - how does it work? By Åsa Ekelund and Emelie Mannefred 84 kB
How is the economy affected macroprudential policy measures? By Gabriela Guibourg and Björn Lagerwall 509 kB
An analysis of the debt-to-income limit as a policy measure. By Gustav Alfelt, Björn Lagerwall and Dilan Ölcer 1 MB
An analysis of the fixation period for Swedish mortgages. By Ulf Holmberg, Hannes Janzén, Louise Oscarius, Peter van Santen and Erik Spector. 973 kB
Financial risks in the household sector. By Robert Emanuelsson, Ola Melander and Johan Molin 692 kB
How is inflation measured? By Jesper Johansson 699 kB
Recent inflation outcomes and forecasts. By Mårten Löf 596 kB
The business survey complements other decision-making data. By Eric Frohm and Markus Tibblin 625 kB
Sweden has had a stable financial surplus for many years – but where did the money go? By Gunnar Blomberg, Sofia Kåhre och Anders Lindström 542 kB
Household indebtedness in Sweden – update for 2014, numerical data 39 kB
Household indebtedness in Sweden – update for 2014. By Gustav Alfelt och Jakob Winstrand 172 kB
Securitisation – new initiatives and challenges 510 kB
Does cash have a future as legal tender? (revised 141226) 137 kB
Lower neutral interest rate in Sweden? 628 kB
The development of the Swedish market for corporate bonds 784 kB
An examination of the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) in Swedish kronor. By Björn Jönsson 605 kB
Transparency in the major banks is increasing. By Marcus Pettersson. 491 kB
Why haven't companies raised their prices? Results from a survey on company pricing. By Mikael Apel, Eric Frohm, Jyry Hokkanen, Christina Nyman and Stefan Palmqvist 647 kB
The significance of collective pension saving for the Swedish financial system. By Christian Nilsson, Jonas Söderberg and Anders Vredin 189 kB
Have virtual currencies affected the retail payments market? By Björn Segendorf 483 kB
How indebted are Swedish households? By Jakob Winstrand and Dilan Ölcer 664 kB
Economic Commentary No. 1, 2014: Numerical data 115 kB
A fairer picture of the Riksbank's inflation forecasts. By Stefan Palmqvist and Michael Andersson. 549 kB
Heat map for analysing the consequences of financial shocks. By David Farelius 278 kB
The leverage ratio – what is it and do we need it? By Katarina Wagman 209 kB
Search for yield in a low-interest rate environment. By Tor Johansson 827 kB
The Riksbank’s forecasts hold up well. By Michael Andersson and Stefan Palmqvist 456 kB
An application of the Basel standard method for the calculation of the countercyclical capital buffer rate in Sweden. By Reimo Juks 224 kB
Economic Commentary No. 2, 2013: Numerical data 89 kB
Inflation, unemployment and monetary policy. By Ulf Söderström and Anders Vredin 1 MB
The derivative market is facing major changes. By Johanna Eklund, Maria Sandström and Johanna Stenkula von Rosen (revised 31/1/2013) 855 kB
Cobweb charts as a tool for summarising the stability assessment. By Kristian Jönsson and Caroline Leung 1 MB
The Riksbank’s attainment of its inflation target over a longer period of time. By Björn Andersson, Stefan Palmqvist and Pär Österholm. 1,008 kB
The Riksbank’s attainment of its inflation target over a longer period of time - numerical data 36 kB
Tax planning may have contributed to high indebtedness among Swedish companies. By Gunnar Blomberg, Jyry Hokkanen and Sofia Kåhre 1 MB
The operational framework for the implementation of monetary policy and experience of the financial crisis. By Heidi Elmér, Peter Sellin and Per Åsberg Sommar 628 kB
The Riksbank’s lending to the International Monetary Fund – how and why? By Åsa Ekelund och Emelie Mannefred 503 kB
A systemic risk indicator for the Swedish banking system (revised 111125). By Kristian Jönsson
Are there systematic patterns in Statistics Sweden’s GDP growth revisions? By Pär Österholm 706 kB
The CPI will increase more rapidly than the CPIF over the next few years. By Jesper Johansson, Stefan Palmqvist och Carina Selander 546 kB
The relation between household saving and falls in house prices. By Hanna Armelius and Hans Dillén 494 kB
Numeracy, Financial Literacy and Household Finance. By Johan Almenberg and Daria Finocchiaro 364 kB
The Riksbank’s dividend in the past two decades. By Henrik Gardholm and Joanna Gerwin 209 kB
The framework for the implementation of monetary policy, the Riksbank’s balance sheet and the financial crisis. By Marianne Nessén, Peter Sellin och Per Åsberg Sommar 844 kB
The impact of a maximum loan-to-value ratio on the borrowers’ expenditure. By Albina Soultanaeva and Anders Nordberg 652 kB
An indicator of resource utilisation. By Christina Nyman 500 kB
Analysis of revisions in short-term wage statistics by Ted Aranki and Kent Friberg 609 kB
The relationship between the business cycle and the labour market in Sweden by Ted Aranki, Kent Friberg and Maria Sjödin 480 kB
Urgent need for new financial regulations and tools by Johan Gernandt, Chairman of the General Council, Leif Pagrotsky, Vice Chairman of the General Council and Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Riksbank 168 kB
Executive Board voting – a summary of the first eleven years by Bul Ekici 340 kB
Which factor exerted the greatest influence upon the Swedish risk premium during the crisis? By Maria Strömqvist 175 kB
How has the stress on the financial markets developed? – An index-based discussion by Mia Holmfeldt, Anders Rydén, Lena Strömberg and Maria Strömqvist 408 kB
Future role of the IMF in focus at the 2009 Annual Meeting in Istanbul by Stefan Ingves 126 kB
The lower limit of the Riksbank’s repo rate by Meredith Beechey and Heidi Elmér 209 kB
Funding of the banks during the financial crisis by Gunnar Blomberg 295 kB
The central banks’ extraordinary measures during the financial crisis by Peter Sellin 176 kB
No serious credit crunch in Sweden by Bul Ekici, Gabriela Guibourg and Per Åsberg-Sommar 317 kB
How does shortselling affect financial markets? By Maria Strömqvist 208 kB
The long-term developement of the krona by Björn Lagervall and Marianne Nessén 337 kB
How persistent is inflation in Sweden? By Jesper Hansson, Andreas Johnson och Sara Tägtström 246 kB
The world needs a strong IMF by Stefan Ingves 115 kB
Hedge funds and the financial crisis of 2008 by Maria Strömqvist 209 kB
The accuracy of different analysts’ forecasts for GDP in 2008 by Michael K. Andersson and Ted N. Aranki 261 kB
Understanding Productivity Growth by Björn Andersson, Susanto Basu, Mikael Carlsson and John Fernald 124 kB
Financial turbulence – light at the end of the tunnel after weekend meeting in Washington by Stefan Ingves 99 kB
Give the IMF a stronger role in promoting global financial stability by Stefan Ingves 101 kB
House prices and the economy by Peter Sellin and Karl Walentin 173 kB
Real interest rates in Sweden by Björn Lagerwall 317 kB
The effects of the oil price on inflation in Sweden by Mårten Bjellerup and Mårten Löf 202 kB
The Riksbank's communication policy by Stefan Ingves 88 kB
The IMF should sharpen it's tools by Stefan Ingves 109 kB
Should monetary policy stabilise resource utilisation? by Magnus Jonsson, Christian Nilsson and Stefan Palmqvist 207 kB