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Swedish Central Bank

Type: Organization

Name: Swedish Central Bank

Nationality: Sweden

Web Address: www.riksbank.se/

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Swedish c.banker Jansson says crown rise tapered off

Gains in the Swedish crown have eased and the currency is not a source of concern, Swedish central bank deputy governor Per Jansson said on Thursday, adding that he still had his eyes on high levels of household debt and low inflation. ... [Published XE - May 23 2013]

Entities: Per Jansson, Swedish Central Bank, Inflation

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 4 reports

Swedbank AB

Swedish Riksbank unveils board members

Sweden's central bank has appointed two new board members plucked from banking and academia to replace two outgoing members, one of whom was an outspoken critic of the Riksbank's commitment to the government's inflation goal.Borg calls for action over ... [Published The Local Sweden - May 22 2013]

Entities: Swedish Central Bank, Appointment, Swedbank AB

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Professor, bank economist to join Swedish central bank

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank on Wednesday appointed a professor of economics and an investment bank chief economist as new members to its monetary policy board, replacing outgoing decision makers Lars Svensson and Barbro Wickman-Parak. ... [Published IT Business Net - May 22 2013]

Entities: Lars Svensson, Swedish Central Bank, Cecilia Skingsley, Simon Johnson, Stockholm University

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Swedish central bank names two new deputy governors

Stockholm (dpa) - Two new deputy governors were named Wednesday to the board of the Swedish central bank, and would assume their duties with immediate effect.The new members are Martin Floden, economics professor at Stockholm University and Cecilia Skingsley, ... [Published Europe Online Magazine - May 22 2013]

Entities: Swedish Central Bank, Lennart Simonsson, Cecilia Skingsley, Stockholm University

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Swedish Industry Sees Falling Investment as Exports Struggle

Sweden’s industry will reduce investments by 10 percent this year as the European sovereign-debt crisis curbs demand for products from the export-reliant Nordic economy, Statistics Sweden said.Industry in the $500 billion economy plans to reduce spending ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]

Entities: Statistics Sweden, Swedish Central Bank, Sweden

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Swedish Central Bank

BRIEF-Swedish central bank appoints two new policy board members

Swedish Central Bank :* New deputy governors - martin flodén and cecilia skingsley* says general council of the riksbank has todaydecided to appoint martin flodén and cecilia skingsley as new members of the executive board of ... [Published Reuters - May 22 2013]

Entities: Appointed, Swedish Central Bank

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

The Swedish financial markets are functioning well despite the continued uncertainty in euro area (Sveriges Riksbank)

The Swedish financial markets are functioning well despite the continued uncertainty in the euro area, according to the market participants who responded to the Riksbank's risk survey in spring 2013. It is still developments in the euro area that comprise ... [Published Presscontacts.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Swedish Central Bank, Forex, Basel III, PDF

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Top 5 most trusted people in finance

Who do you trust in the world of finance ? Not many I imagine after the reputations of many of those in the finance world has been tarnished by failures and the blind eyes turned by those in charge. Readers Digest recently published the 100 most trusted ... [Published Terrapinn - May 17 2013]

Entities: Steve Forbes, Nobel Prize, Lloyd Shapley, Alfred Nobel

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

“And the award for the most creative excuse for joining currency wars goes to…”

By Alexander Gloy: … the Bank of Israel! On Monday, Bank of Israel cut interest rates in a surprise decision to 1.5% from 1.75%.Also, they are done with watching the Shekel strengthen against the dollar:“Beginning this year, and in coming ... [Published St George West - May 13 2013]

Entities: Bank of Israel, Forex, Natural Gas

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Norway Keeps Main Rate at 1.5% After Warning on Krone Strength

Norges Bank kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged for a seventh meeting after fighting krone strength with verbal warnings to mitigate the exchange rate’s effect on inflation and exports.The overnight deposit rate was kept at 1.5 percent, the Oslo-based ... [Published Bloomberg - May 08 2013]

Entities: Norway, Inflation, Jan F Qvigstad, New Zealand

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Swedish Services Industry Improves in April as Recovery Seen

The slump in the Swedish services industry eased last month as business volumes and orders neared an expansion, a survey by Swedbank (SWEDA) AB indicated.An index based on responses from purchasing managers rose to a seasonally adjusted 48.6 in April ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 06 2013]

Entities: Swedbank AB, Index, Swedish Central Bank

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Sweden’s Recovery Backed by Robust Household Demand, EU Says

Sweden’s economy will expand this year amid robust household demand, the European Union said.The largest Nordic economy will grow 1.5 percent in 2013 and 2.5 percent in 2014, the European Commission said today in new forecasts."Household consumption is ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 03 2013]

Entities: European Union, Sweden, Swedish Central Bank, Iceland

Quotes

"Mr Floden and Ms Skingsley both have long experience in the financial and macroeconomic fields and their backgrounds complement the other members of the Board well" the general council, which oversees the work of the bank, said in a statement. Floden is to get a five-year mandate and Skingsley six years

Professor, bank economist to join Swedish central bank [Published IT Business Net - May 22 2013]

"I find it a bit difficult to understand why the board refrained from lowering the interest rate" she said at the time in a video published on Swedbank's website

Swedish Riksbank unveils board members [Published The Local Sweden - May 22 2013]

"We are very pleased to be able to present another two such highly qualified people as members of the Executive Board" Chairman of the General Council Johan Gernandt and Vice Chairman Sven-Erik Oesterberg said in a joint statement

Swedish Riksbank Appoints Floden, Skingsley as New Board Members [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]

"Volume changes vary among the industrial sectors, but a decrease can be discerned in a majority of them," Statistics Sweden said on its website. "The most investment intensive industry, the mining industry, will decrease its volumes by 10 percent."

Swedish Industry Sees Falling Investment as Exports Struggle [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]

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Swedish c.banker Jansson says crown rise tapere... [Published XE - May 23 2013]
Professor, bank economist to join Swedish centr... [Published IT Business Net - May 22 2013]
Swedish central bank names two new deputy gover... [Published Europe Online Magazine - May 22 2013]
Swedish Riksbank unveils board members [Published The Local Sweden - May 22 2013]
SVERIGES RIKSBANK : New deputy governors Marti... [Published 4 Traders - May 22 2013]
Swedish Riksbank Appoints Floden, Skingsley as ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]
Swedish Industry Sees Falling Investment as Exp... [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]
SWEDBANK AB : Swedish Riksbank Appoints New Dep... [Published 4 Traders - May 22 2013]
BRIEF-Swedish central bank appoints two new pol... [Published Reuters - May 22 2013]
New deputy governors - Martin Flodén and Cecili... [Published Presscontacts.com - May 22 2013]
21May/Barbro Wickman-Parak: Independence, infla... [Published Bank for International Settlements - May 21 2013]
The Swedish financial markets are functioning w... [Published Presscontacts.com - May 21 2013]
Keep rates low until jobless rate normalizes: F... [Published WDBJ7.com - May 17 2013]
Fed has not lowered interest rates enough: Koch... [Published Reuters - May 17 2013]
Top 5 most trusted people in finance [Published Terrapinn - May 17 2013]
“And the award for the most creative excuse for... [Published St George West - May 13 2013]
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Norway Keeps Main Rate at 1.5% After Warning on... [Published Bloomberg - May 08 2013]
Borg calls for action over strong krona [Published The Local Sweden - May 08 2013]
Swedish Services Industry Improves in April as ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 06 2013]
ECB cuts rate to record-low 0.5%; chief hints a... [Published Japan Times - May 03 2013]
Sweden’s Recovery Backed by Robust Household De... [Published BusinessWeek - May 03 2013]
Misleading Advertising for Antidepressants in S... [Published PharmaGossip - May 03 2013]
Welcome to the zero lower bound, ECB! [Published Washington Post - May 02 2013]
Welcome to the zero lower bound, Europe. We’ve ... [Published Ezra Klein - May 02 2013]
Peter Diamond, 2010 Winner of the Nobel Memoria... [Published Dartmouth College - May 01 2013]
Sentiment Muted With Japan, China Closed; Event... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 29 2013]
Sentiment Muted With Japan, China Closed; Event... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 29 2013]
Deputy-governor leaves Riksbank in rate protest [Published The Local Sweden - Apr 22 2013]

Blogs

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“And the award for the most creative excuse for... [Published St George West - May 13 2013] By Alexander Gloy: … the Bank of Israel! On Monday, Bank of Israel cut interest rates in a surprise decision to 1.5% from 1.75%.Also, they are done with watching the Shekel strengthen against the dollar:“Beginning this year, and in coming ...
And The Award For The Most Creative Excuse For ... [Published Zero Hedge - May 13 2013] Submitted by Alexander Gloy of Lighthouse Investment Management ,... the Bank of Israel!On Monday, Bank of Israel cut interest rates in a surprise decision to 1.5% from 1.75%. Also, they are done with watching the Shekel strengthen against the doll ...
And The Award For The Most Creative Excuse For ... [Published Zero Hedge - May 13 2013] Submitted by Alexander Gloy of Lighthouse Investment Management , ... the Bank of Israel! On Monday, Bank of Israel cut interest rates in a surprise decision to 1.5% from 1.75%. Also, they are done with watching the Shekel strengthen against ...
Misleading Advertising for Antidepressants in S... [Published PharmaGossip - May 03 2013] AbstractBackgroundThe alleged efficacy of pharmaceutical industry self-regulation has been used to repudiate increased government oversight over promotional activity. European politicians and industry have cited Sweden as an excellent example of self-regulation ...
Welcome to the zero lower bound, Europe. We’ve ... [Published Ezra Klein - May 02 2013] Europe is a mess, with a handful of Southern European countries in depression and many of the other nations on the continent in recession. Inflation has been exceptionally low, even in economically strong Germany. So it would be a good time for “Super ...

Press Releases

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Announcements of the 2013 Nobel Prizes and the ... [Published CisionWire - English - Apr 08 2013]
Robert Boije ny chefsekonom [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - Feb 22 2013]
The Riksbank transfers SEK 6.8 billion to the T... [Published CisionWire - English - Feb 11 2013]