In following with the trend of a more open and transparent central bank, the Riksbank will begin to publish macroeconomic indicators on its website.
Two new inflationary readings will be released, along with resource utilization of and wage estimates. While some of the data is collected and published by others (Eurostat and Statistics Sweden), any new data and source providers are a step in the right direction for openness of the Swedish central bank, especially for those who trade the Swedish krona (SEK) for forex macro.
The trend of increased transparency from the world’s central banks was helped when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke held his first press conference in April, a format that has been long implemented by the European Central Bank. Currently the Riskbank does not hold press conferences, only releasing meeting minutes from the Executive Board Monetary Policy meetings.
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