The Sveriges  Riksbank (a.k.a.  Riksbanken), the Swedish central bank, tried an innovation in monetary policy two years ago in July 2009 when it set the official deposit rate at a negative interest rate of -.25%.  The objective was to stimulate and motivate banks to lend their "excess" reserves to businesses and households and to therefore … Continue reading Innovation in Monetary Policy in Sweden Works: Negative Interest Rates