Handelsbanken: Key rate expected to
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Handelsbanken: Key rate expected to rise in December

Handelsbanken raises its forecast for GDP growth this year to 2.6 percent, adjusted for calendar changes. This compares with 2.1 percent in a forecast from April. The key interest rate is expected to be raised at the end of the year.

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The Swedish Central Bank is raising the key interest rate in two steps to 2.25 percent, starting in December, according to the forecast, to avoid high inflation.

"Households and companies should assume that interest rates in the future will be somewhat higher than today, even if we do not see any major upturn," says Christina Nyman, the bank's chief economist, in a press release.

This year's growth is explained by increased investment, stronger household finances and growing demand in the business sector. Unemployment is expected to fall to 7.5 percent in 2028.

For 2027-2028, the growth forecast has been lowered to 2.4 and 1.8 percent, respectively. The forecast was 2.5 and 1.9 percent, respectively, in April.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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