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 transcript for this week's episode, now with links.
Recorded on December 12th, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:08 - Per's Career
00:04:02 - Riksbank
00:09:07 - Inflation Targeting at Riksbank
00:11:56 - Riksbank's Operating System
00:15:39 - Certificate of Deposits
00:33:42 - Quantitative Tightening
00:36:42 - The Deposit Requirement Facility
00:45:38 - Other Central Banks and Demand-Driven Systems
00:58:16 - Outro
