Sveriges Riksbank
Swedes and Danes offer €500m swap to Latvia
The Danish and Swedish central banks offered swap lines worth half a billion euros to Latvia's central bank on Tuesday.
Riksbank's Oberg on wage bargaining
The sector of the economy that is exposed to international competition should also set the norm for wage increases in Sweden, said Svante Oberg, a deputy governor of the Riksbank.
Openness and clarity - Sweden's Rosenberg reflects
Openness and clarity are of central importance to policy effectiveness, said Irma Rosenberg, the first deputy governor of the Riksbank.
Bumper day for cuts, three slash by record margin
The European Central Bank (ECB), the Riksbank and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand backed the biggest rate cuts in their history on Thursday, highlighting the pace at which the threat of a global depression has risen.
Riksbank brings rate decision forward to Thursday
The Riksbank has opted to bring its rate decision forward a fortnight to this Thursday, coinciding with the European Central Bank's (ECB) and the Bank of England's votes.
Banks not saved for their sake - Sveriges Ingves
We are not saving banks and their management for their own sake or the sake of their shareholders, said Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Sveriges Riksbank.
Sweden's Nyberg on EU crisis coordination
Voluntary agreements for crisis management in the European Union have not proved helpful, said Lars Nyberg, a deputy governor of the Riksbank.
Riksbank board unanimous on cut
The executive board of the Riksbank unanimously backed a lowering of the repo rate by 50 basis points to 3.75%, the minutes of the 22 October meeting reveal.
Denmark bucks trend with rate hike
The National Bank of Denmark unexpectedly raised rates by half a point to 5.5% on Friday to support the krone.
Riksbank cuts to counter higher borrowing costs
The Riksbank cut rates by half a point on Thursday, and pledged to loosen further, to temper tighter credit conditions in Sweden.
Riksbank pumps Skr5 billion into Icelandic bank
The Riksbank on Wednesday agreed to prop up Kaupthing, Iceland's largest lender, with a Skr5 billion ($700m) loan, on fears the bank's liquidity problems threatened the stability of the Swedish financial system.
Iceland suspends bank shares, offers guarantee
Iceland has halted trading on stocks in its beleaguered banks and guaranteed all customer deposits in a bid to stop a raft of selling on signs the country's banking system is near to collapse.
US can learn from Sweden's banking crisis
A new research paper prepared for the US congress draws lessons for the US from Sweden's banking crisis in the early 1990s.
Fed deserves praise for online efforts
As the international financial system totters, the Federal Reserve banks are making full use of their websites to keep the public informed, says David Bowen, a senior consultant at Bowen Craggs, web advisers.
Riksbank striving to inform public on crunch
The Riksbank is providing and updating a list of questions and answers on the financial turmoil.
Riksbank deputy to step down
Irma Rosenberg, the first deputy governor at the Riksbank, will leave the institution at the end of the year.
Central banks act as busts prompt panic
Central banks pledged to inject an additional $330 billion in dollar funds on Monday after interbank markets froze following a wave of bank failures.
We will suffer a while yet: Sweden's Ingves
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riskbank, has warned that Sweden will probably have to live with the financial market turbulence and the crisis in the US for a good while to come.
Nordic banks and RBA join Fed swap club
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stepped up efforts to counter money market tensions, establishing additional swap lines with the Reserve Bank of Australia and three Scandinavian central banks to meet demand for dollar loans.
Riksbank hikes but hints at cuts to come
The Riksbank raised rates to a 12-year high on Thursday but indicated that it was likely to cut borrowing costs more sharply than previously thought next year.
Riksbank decision unanimous
All six members of the Riksbank's Executive Council backed the decision to raise rates a quarter point to 4.5% earlier this month.
Real interest rates in Sweden
New research from the Sveriges Riksbank discusses the concept and development of the real interest rate and the real repo rate in Sweden.
Swedish rates up, more to come
Sweden's central bank has raised rates by a quarter point to 4.5% - a new 12-year high - with the promise of two further hikes this year.
Policy should encourage card payments: Riksbank
Swedish consumers over-use cash and under-use cards from a social perspective because their choice of payment instrument is based on private incentives, research by the Riksbank finds.