Riksbank Speeches (with published text)

Communicating future monetary policy — reflections after eleven years as member of the Riksbank's Executive Board
Nordea, April 17, 2024
Swedish version
My thoughts on the Riksbank's asset purchases
Handelsbanken, December 14, 2022
slides Swedish text Swedish slides
Monetary policy will bring inflation back to target
DI Risk and Return, April 6, 2022
slides Swedish version
SWESTR — a fully transaction-based reference rate
September 30, 2021
slides Swedish version Swedish slides
Monetary policy in a changing world
Kommuninvest, November 13, 2019
slides Swedish version Swedish slides
Should the Riksbank’s payment system be open 24/365?
June 12, 2019
slides Swedish version Swedish slides
The Riksbank's balance sheet: How large should it be in the future?
Swedish House of Finance, April 13, 2018
Swedish version
The Riksbank's bond purchases affect government finances
Västsvenska Handelskammaren, November 9, 2016
Swedish version
Sweden needs its inflation target
Fores, October 13, 2015
slides Swedish version Swedish slides
Measures to mitigate the risks from high and increasing household debt
BNP Paribas, November 20, 2014
slides Swedish version
Monetary policy and wage formation — a mutual dependence
TCO, November 6, 2014
Swedish version
Low inflation — should we be worried and can we do anything about it?
SACO, May 14, 2014
slides Swedish version Swedish slides
My view of monetary policy and household debt
Swedbank, September 24, 2013
Swedish version

Selected Other Riksbank Speeches

Panel discussion on High Inflation and Other Challenges for Monetary Policy, CEBRA Annual Conference, Barcelona, August 29, 2022, video

Monetary policy aimed at bringing inflation back to target, DNB Bank, August 24, 2022
Penningpolitiken är inriktad på att föra inflationen tillbaka till målet

Event organized by SNS Finanspanel on the Riksbank's asset purchases, March 18, 2021, slides in Swedish

Panel discussion on Household Debt, Fores and EU Commission, March 17, 2016

Monetary policy considerations in unusual times, SEB Västerås, Octover 7, 2015

To the zero bound and beyond: Swedish experiences, RBS, May 22, 2015

Penningpolitik och makrotillsyn, LO, March 27, 2014

Opinion and Research

Book chapter: The role of central banks when cash is no longer king: Perspectives from Sweden, with Björn Segendorf, in D. Niepelt (ed.): Central Bank Digital Currency: Considerations, Projects, Outlook, CEPR eBook, 2021

Paper: Household Debt and Monetary Policy: Revealing the Cash-Flow Channel, with Matilda Kilström, Josef Sigurdsson, and Roine Vestman. The Economic Journal Vol. 131, Issue 636, pp. 1742-1771, May 2021

Därför har vi minusränta, DI Debatt, November 23, 2016

Därför är inflationsmålet två procent, Ekonomisk Debatt nr 6 2015

Lägre inflationsmål ger lägre räntor, DI Debatt, September 14, 2015

Inflationsmålet viktigt för pris- och lönebildningen, DN Debatt, February 25, 2015
Hela ekonomin gynnas av högre inflation, DN Debatt, slutreplik, March 2, 2015

Riksbanken och hushållens skuldsättning, Blog post on Ekonomistas, November 28, 2014

Should We Be Concerned by High Household Debt? Blog post on Ekonomistas, February 20, 2014
Ska vi oroas av höga hushållsskulder?
Appendix with more data description and more analysis: Did Household Debt Matter in the Great Recession?
Zip file with data and code for replication

Records of Riksbank Executive Board Meetings

The minutes give a detailed account of discussions at the monetary policy meetings. They are attributed, so it is possible to see who has put forward which arguments.

Minutes in Swedish
Minutes translated to English

Reservations and separate comments outside normal monetary-policy meetings