Events listed in [Riksbank] Central Bank of Sweden
New mapping of the investment fund sector’s cross-border links
ID 24584
The Central Bank of Sweden, Riksbank, has published a staff memo entitled: „New mapping of the investment fund sector’s cross-border links“. The memo contains an analysis of the interlinkage of (Swedish) investments funds with other countries and jurisdictions. Such interlinkages primarily come through – the investment of Swedish investment funds in non-Swedish assets (e.g. equities of high-tech firms); – foreign investments in Swedish investment ...
New publication of international banking statistics
ID 23738
Riksbank, the Central Bank (CB) of Sweden, has issued a press statement to announce the publication and modification of two new bank statistics by the Central Bank that were previously published by Statistics Sweden. Both statistics display certain balance sheet items, once for individual Swedish institutions, and once for Swedish banking groups. The statistics are the following: [1. Published Quarterly: liabilities and assets of ...
Consultation: Civil preparedness for payments
ID 23571
The Central Bank of Sweden, Riksbank, has launched a new consultation on a proposed new regulation as regards the contingency planning of key players involved in the payment sector. The consultation is part of Riksbank’s mission to ensure continuity in payments in case of substantial stress or harms in the industry – or, as Riksbank calls it, in „peacetime crisis situations and high alert“ ...
New placement of market information on the Riksbank’s website
ID 23563
The Central Bank of Sweden, Riksbank, has published a press statement to announce that it has made some updates to its website to enhance the accessibility and organization of information regarding Riksbank’s role and activities in the financial markets. Specifically, Riksbanks has created a new section called „Markets“ in the website’s header. Under this section, financial market participants may find comprehensive information about Riksbank’s . ...
The Riksbank to investigate year-end effect in SWESTR
ID 23534
The Central Bank of Sweden, Riksbank, has published a press statement to announce a survey as regards the use of the Swedish krona Short Term Rate (SWESTR). The SWESTR is a transaction-based reference rate that is calculated and published by the bank on a daily basis. The SWESTR is typically subject to the so-called year-end effect, which refers to a temporary decrease in the ...
The risks in the financial system have increased
ID 23524
The Central Bank of Sweden, Riksbank, has published a press release in which it outlines existing key challenges for maintaining stability in the financial system and markets particularly in view of a continuing high inflation. According to Riksbank, global inflation has risen rapidly since 2021, leading to tighter monetary policy and a rise in interest rates and causing assets prices to fall, interest-rate spreads ...
New Staff Memo: SWESTR’s design is robust
ID 23361
The Central Bank of Sweden, Riksbank, has published a staff memo entitled “Some questions about the design of SWESTR“. SWESTR, the Swedish krona Short Term Rate, is a transaction-based reference rate (benchmark) computed and published by Riksbank. It is based on transactions in the money market and includes transactions from banks, financial corporations, non-financial corporations, and the Swedish National Debt Office. The memo contains ...
New API for interest rates and exchange rates under development
ID 23103
The Swedish Central Bank, Riksbank, has published a press statement to inform that it is currently working on the development of a new, modern Application Programming Interface (API) which shall make it easier for users to „automatically retrieve interest rates and exchange rates from the Riksbank“. The new API, the so-called REST API, will replace Riksbank’s old SOAP API in due course, whereby the ...
The Riksbank’s Financial Markets Survey: Fixed income and foreign exchange markets ...
ID 23094
The Swedish Central Bank, Riksbank, has published the results of its first Financial Markets Survey 2023. The survey is conducted twice per year and addressed at all market participants active in the Swedish foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income markets. The purpose of the survey is to assess market activity and risks in the FX and fixed income market and the overall stability of ...
Thedéen welcomes international discussion of lessons learned from recent problems ...
ID 23018
During the latest Eurofi conference in Stockholm, Mr. Erik Thedéen, Governor of Riksbank, the Swedish Central Bank, spoke about the efforts of the Central Bank to further contain inflation and about the recent bank failures in Switzerland and the U.S. With respect to the second issue, the Governor notes that he strongly welcomes the now raised discussions about prudential measures to protect against such ...