Episode
Per Åsberg Sommar on the State of the Riksbank and Operating Systems Around the World
Macro Musings with David Beckworth · Jan 5, 2026 · 59 min
Per Åsberg Sommar is a senior advisor in the markets department at the Swedish central bank. In Per's first appearance on the show, he discusses his career as a central banker, the history of the Riksbank, evolutions in inflation targeting at the Riksbank, changes in the Sweden's central banks operating system, its new tool called the Deposit Requirement Facility, and much more. Check out the…