March 19, 2010
The following articles have been tagged with "Interest_rates":
Business & Money: 4 Mar 10
Stefan Ingves, the head of the Swedish Riksbank, has called on parliament to look over the existing financial regulatory framework - and do so expediently. He indicated also that base rate rises will come in the autumn.
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Business & Money: 26 Feb 10
Economists from state-owned mortgage lender SBAB have rejected as unfounded warnings from the National Housing Credit Guarantee Board that Sweden stands on the precipice of a house price crash.
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National: 23 Feb 10
The National Housing Credit Guarantee Board has warned that Sweden stands on the precipice of a house price crash. When the bust arrives prices can be expected to fall by 20 percent, according to a new report.
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Business & Money: 2 Feb 10
Spyker CEO Victor Muller is missing a third of the funds required to complete the purchase of Saab from GM as questions mount over the secret financiers rumoured to be backing the deal.
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Business & Money: 22 Jan 10
Homeowners will have less spending power by the end of the year according to a new report from state-owned mortgage lender SBAB, which predicts the Riksbank will begin a sharp interest rate increase in the autumn.
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Business & Money: 14 Jan 10
Analysts expect a slowdown in the Swedish residential property market in 2010 following a year in which apartment prices rose by 20 percent amid record low interest rates.
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National: 27 Dec 09
The post-Christmas shopping frenzy is in full swing, giving the Swedish economy a much needed boost. Consumer spending is also up compared to the same period last year.
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National: 21 Dec 09
Swedes have become all the more generous despite – or perhaps because of – the economic crisis. The total amount donated to charity in 2009 will be around 5.2 billion kronor ($715 million).
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Business & Money: 18 Dec 09
Sweden's economy is showing strong signs of recovery with tax cuts and low interest rates helping to bring the country out of a protracted slump, according to a new report from the National Institute of Economic Research.
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Business & Money: 16 Dec 09
The Riksbank decided on Tuesday to leave the leave Sweden’s benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent, but indicated that rate hikes were likely later in 2010.
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Business & Money: 10 Dec 09
A wintery chill has swept over Sweden’s previously sizzling real estate market, with prices for both houses and apartments dropping in November, new statistics show.
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Business & Money: 12 Nov 09
Amid growing worries about a bubble in the Swedish housing market, warnings about future interest rate hikes appear to have caused a slowdown in rising home prices.
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Business & Money: 22 Oct 09
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has announced that its benchmark interest rate is to remain unchanged at 0.25 percent. The bank also reiterated that it expects the rate to remain at the same level until autumn 2010.
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Society: 19 Oct 09
Only one in ten mortgage holders in Sweden is taking special measures to prepare for any upcoming interest rate hike, a new study shows.
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Society: 13 Oct 09
Housing prices in Sweden have regained their momentum after last autumn's tumble despite concerns over interest rate developments and rising unemployment.
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Business & Money: 5 Oct 09
Despite record-low interest rates, an increasing number of Swedish homeowners are having trouble paying their debts, according to a new study.
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Business & Money: 18 Sep 09
Swedish companies are still finding it hard to get funding on the financial markets, despite signs of economic recovery, the Riksbank's deputy governor has said.
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Business & Money: 7 Sep 09
The number of Swedish households expecting housing prices to increase in the next year has grown to 53 percent, according to SEB bank's latest property price indicators.
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Business & Money: 3 Sep 09
Sweden's central bank has taken the novel step of keeping its fixed interest rates pegged below zero in a bid to stimulate the economy.
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Business & Money: 3 Sep 09
Sweden’s central bank has pledged to hold its benchmark interest rate at 0.25 percent for another year in a bid to keep interest rates low for business and households.
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Business & Money: 1 Sep 09
Two of Sweden's biggest banks, SEB and Nordea, have predicted that the Riksbank will raise its benchmark interest rate to 2 percent by the end of next year from its current level of 0.25 percent.
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Business & Money: 11 Aug 09
Sweden's inflation rate continued to fall in July as consumer prices dropped for the fourth straight month, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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Business & Money: 29 Jul 09
Growth has returned to the Swedish economy on a quarterly basis, according to a new report from the Scandinavian bank Nordea.
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Business & Money: 14 Jul 09
A record number of homes are up for sale in Sweden, with one of the country's largest real estate websites featuring more listings than during the turbulent days of autumn 2008.
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Business & Money: 9 Jul 09
Consumer prices in Sweden dropped by 0.6 percent in June on a 12-month basis, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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Business & Money: 2 Jul 09
In a move that surprised many analysts, Sweden’s central bank has slashed its benchmark interest rate from 0.5 to 0.25 percent.
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Business & Money: 11 Jun 09
Consumer prices have dropped in Sweden over the last twelve months, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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Business & Money: 6 May 09
Sweden’s central bank could raise interest rates quickly to combat inflation associated with an economic recovery in Sweden, Riksbank chief Stefan Ingves warned on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 14 Apr 09
Swedish inflation slowed to 0.2 percent in March from 0.9 percent in February, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 10 Mar 09
Industrial production in Sweden suffered a record year-on-year fall in January, according to new figures released on Tuesday, adding to fears about the health of the Nordic region’s economies.
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Business & Money: 27 Feb 09
Sweden’s GDP fell by 4.9 percent in the 4th quarter of 2008, marking the first time the country’s economy shrunk on an annual basis since measurement began in 1994.
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Business & Money: 17 Feb 09
The Swedish krona has continued its slide against major world currencies as a Riksbank official raised the prospect on Tuesday of zero interest rates and "exchange rate targets" to stimulate the economy.
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Politics: 11 Feb 09
Sweden’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate in half to 1 percent on Wednesday, prompting Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to tell banks to follow suit.
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Business & Money: 13 Jan 09
Inflation fell back to 0.9 percent in December from 2.5 percent in November, new figures from Statistics Sweden show. Consumer prices fell on average 1.3 percent, mainly due to a sharp decrease in mortgage costs.
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Business & Money: 23 Dec 08
Clothing retail sales in Sweden are set to decline by 5 percent in December and zero growth is forecast for 2009, according to a new forecast. Designer and expensive items are set to be the hardest hit as household feel the pinch.
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Business & Money: 19 Dec 08
The global financial crisis is set to have a major effect on the real economy in Sweden next year, according to a new report from a government research institute.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Dec 08
With the Swedish currency foundering in a deepening economic crisis, Jonathan Ward wonders if Sweden should reconsider its decision to shun the euro.
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Society: 11 Dec 08
House and apartment prices continued to drop in Sweden during November, though prices fell at a slower rate than previously, according to a new market analysis.
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Business & Money: 4 Dec 08
The Riksbank cut Sweden’s benchmark interest rate nearly in half on Thursday, shaving 1.75 percent off the repo rate, leaving it at 2.0 percent.
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Business & Money: 28 Nov 08
Seasonally adjusted data shows that Sweden’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1 percent in both the second and third quarters, technically putting the country in a recession.
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Business & Money: 17 Nov 08
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg warned on Monday that the country may be headed toward a recession, while also saying the government is considering other ways to get banks to join its state-sponsored lending programme.
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Business & Money: 30 Oct 08
Sweden's recently approved financial sector support package calls for institutions which borrow money from the state to pay a fee of 0.5 percent of the loans or more, according to details published on Wednesday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Oct 08
Every week a panel of readers will be giving their views on the burning issues of the hour. This week: The Panel assess the effects of a crisis that has been emptying wallets worldwide.
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Business & Money: 29 Oct 08
The National Institute of Economic Research predicts Sweden's economy will shrink slightly next year as the country’s main economic indicator dropped to its lowest level since 1996.
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 Oct 08
Sweden was on Monday showing few signs of abandoning its beloved krona, as Denmark and Iceland both began to get serious about joining the eurozone.
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Business & Money: 23 Oct 08
As predicted, Sweden’s Riksbank cut the country’s benchmark interest rate, the repo rate, by half a point to 3.75 percent.
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Business & Money: 17 Oct 08
The Swedish krona continues to weaken relative to other major currencies, now trading at more than 10 kronor per euro for the first time since the common European currency was launched in 1999.
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Business & Money: 9 Oct 08
A former Riksbank official has criticized the bank’s slow reaction to the current financial crisis as concerns mount about the vulnerability of Sweden’s pension funds to a continued drop in the stock market.
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Business & Money: 8 Oct 08
The Riksbank decided on Wednesday to cut Sweden’s benchmark interest rate, the repo rate, by 0.50 percentage points to 4.25 percent as a part of a coordinated effort by several central banks.
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Business & Money: 18 Sep 08
The Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgälden) announced on Thursday it was putting a temporary hold on its market commitment in treasury bills.
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Business & Money: 18 Sep 08
Following the week’s turbulence in the financial markets, Sweden’s Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) and the Riksbank met with members of the Riksdag’s finance committee to discuss the crisis.
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Business & Money: 17 Sep 08
While Sweden’s banks haven’t escaped this week’s global financial turbulence unscathed, experts say there is little chance of a Swedish bank suffering a collapse similar to that of Lehman Brothers.
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Business & Money: 17 Sep 08
There was dissent within the ranks of the Riksbank's leadership during the September 4th decision to raise interest rates, according to minutes of the meeting released on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 9 Sep 08
Sweden’s central bank was relying on bad inflation data when it decided to raise interest rates last week, Statistics Sweden has revealed.
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Business & Money: 3 Sep 08
Market analysts and savers in Sweden are anxious to learn the outcome of Wednesday’s Riksbank meeting, during which the bank’s governors will decide whether or not to raise interest rates.
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Business & Money: 27 Aug 08
Sweden’s economy is heading for a rough patch according to a fresh report from the National Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet).
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Business & Money: 20 Aug 08
Sweden's cafes and fast food restaurants have increased their turnover by almost eight percent during the year's first quarter compared to the same period last year.
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Society: 13 Aug 08
Apartment prices are continuing to fall in Sweden, but houses are bucking the downward trend.
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Business & Money: 7 Aug 08
Sweden's inflation rate hit 4.4 percent in July - the highest for 15 years. Experts now forecast an interest rate hike in the autumn.
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Business & Money: 5 Aug 08
Despite higher interest rates, rising prices, and signs of slowing economy, Swedes have yet to curb their borrowing habits, according to new statistics.
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Business & Money: 1 Aug 08
Sweden’s gross national domestic product (GDP) remained unchanged during the second quarter this year, compared with the first quarter, marking the worst growth level since 2003.
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Business & Money: 29 Jul 08
Higher interest rates and rising prices for food and fuel put pressure on Sweden’s building materials and electronics sales in June, but the overall retail sales picture remains strong, according to new statistics.
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Business & Money: 28 Jul 08
As talk of the global economic slowdown gathers pace Swedes are turning their backs on fast credit to buy their consumable items.
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Business & Money: 8 Jul 08
House prices are set to continue falling in many parts of Sweden during the autumn, according to a new report from mortgage lender SBAB.
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Business & Money: 3 Jul 08
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has said it will raise its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.50 percent.
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Business & Money: 16 Jun 08
Swedish households have become 400 billion kronor ($66 billion) poorer in the year's first three months.
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Business & Money: 15 Jun 08
The first wave of tax rebates are on their way out to Swedish taxpayers. This year the money will be spent paying off debts, a new survey shows.
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Business & Money: 10 Jun 08
Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in May compared to April, giving Sweden an annualized inflation rate of 4.0 percent and prompting analysts to forecast an interest rate hike by the Riksbank.
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Business & Money: 4 Jun 08
Sweden’s economy is set to weaken further this year and next, but inflation fears continue to pose a threat, according to a recent OECD report.
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Business & Money: 30 May 08
Sweden's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by only 2.2 percent during the year's first quarter, considerably lower than expected.
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Business & Money: 26 May 08
The Swedish economy remains strong, but rising food and oil prices may force the Riksbank to raise interest rates again next autumn.
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Business & Money: 17 Mar 08
Drops in Asian markets and continued concerns over credit markets sent the Stockholm stock exchange down sharply on Monday.
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National: 12 Mar 08
The simplicity of obtaining SMS loans in Sweden is increasingly luring youths into debt.
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Society: 10 Mar 08
A growing number of households anticipate housing prices to rise over the coming year, a new study has shown.
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Business & Money: 21 Feb 08
A speech by Stefan Ingves to trade union economists did little to shed light on the bank’s decision.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 08
David Landes scans press reactions to two decisions this week that took commentators by surprise: a guilty verdict in the Tito Beltran rape case and a Riksbank interest rate hike.
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Business & Money: 13 Feb 08
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, defied expectations in raising its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points.
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Business & Money: 11 Feb 08
A bank survey shows more than two-thirds of Swedes think housing prices are on the way down.
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Business & Money: 4 Feb 08
Conflicting market signals are complicating the bank’s monetary policy decision.
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Business & Money: 23 Jan 08
The Stockholm stock exchange took another tumble on Wednesday following a brief respite.
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Business & Money: 22 Jan 08
The Stockholm stock exchange finished on an upswing after a day filled with stomach-churning peaks and troughs.
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Business & Money: 21 Jan 08
According to the bank’s latest economic report, Swedish economic growth has dropped below three percent.
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Business & Money: 21 Jan 08
Analysts are predicting that the Riksbank will leave interest rates unchanged in February.
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Business & Money: 31 Dec 07
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves gives an uncertain prognosis for monetary policy in 2008.
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Business & Money: 29 Nov 07
The average price of houses sold in Sweden fell in the autumn, but rising interest rates mean houses are still becoming less affordable to the average Swede.
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Business & Money: 26 Nov 07
People living in rented property will be among the winners in 2008, but people on variable rate mortgages will lose out.
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Business & Money: 9 Nov 07
Lower taxes, higher wages and higher employment levels have boosted Swedish growth this year, the European Commission has said.
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Business & Money: 30 Oct 07
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4.0 percent. The move was widely expected.
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Society: 25 Oct 07
The cost of apartments in Sweden fell during the third quarter while house prices remained unchanged, according to statistics released by state-owned mortgage lender SBAB.
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National: 24 Sep 07
The dollar has hit its lowest point since 1992 in relation to the Swedish krona. The slump comes amid speculation of a US economic slowdown.
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Business & Money: 19 Sep 07
Shares in Stockholm rose by more than 3 percent on Wednesday, following the unexpected decision by the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 0.5 percent.
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Business & Money: 7 Sep 07
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75 percent. Recent market turbulence will have "some negative effects" for Sweden, the bank says.
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National: 4 Sep 07
The Swedish economy is set to cool down over the next year following economic problems in the United States, according to a report from Nordea bank.
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Business & Money: 22 Aug 07
The deputy governor of Sweden's central bank has said he is following carefully the turbulence on the international financial markets, but added that the Swedish financial system is functioning well.
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Business & Money: 30 Jul 07
Swedes could take a big hit if house prices were to fall sharply, or if interest rates were to climb, a report by credit rating agency Fitch Ratings says.
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Business & Money: 4 Jul 07
Swedish banks continued to increase lending to businesses in the first quarter of the year. Two out of three banks claimed that their loan levels were rising - but there's pessimism in the air.
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Business & Money: 20 Jun 07
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has decided to raise interest rates in a bid to keep inflation in check. Estate agents expect the increase to lead to a cooling off period in the housing market.
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National: 8 Jun 07
Swedish house prices are continuing to rise, according to new statistics released on Friday.
Apartments have risen in value by 25 percent over the past twelve months.
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Business & Money: 4 Jun 07
The outlook is bright for the Swedish economy over the next year, with continued falling unemployment, strong growth and increased household income, a new report predicts.
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Business & Money: 24 May 07
Sweden's economy will continue to grow at a healthy pace, according to a new prognosis from the OECD, but inflation poses a threat.
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