Handelsbanken lowers growth forecast for this year to 2.1 percent

Handelsbanken's economists lower the growth forecast for this year to 2.1 percent on a calendar-adjusted basis, down from 2.7 percent previously. The key interest rate is assumed to remain unchanged for the rest of the year and is expected to be raised in two steps to 2.25 percent in 2027 as growth gains new momentum.