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Households Show Increased Optimism in Economic Outlook

Households have become significantly more optimistic when it comes to their own economy, according to the government's National Institute of Economic Research (KI). The turnaround we have been waiting for may be on the way, says Jens Magnusson, chief economist at SEB.
Households Show Increased Optimism in Economic Outlook

EU to Reduce Ukraine Support Over Unmet Reform Targets

The EU will for the first time reduce support to Ukraine from its war fund, after Kyiv has not lived up to the conditions, announces the EU Commission. .
EU to Reduce Ukraine Support Over Unmet Reform Targets

Netherlands Bans Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

The Netherlands bans Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and the ultra-nationalist Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. .
Netherlands Bans Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

US and China Discuss Extending Tariff Pause Amid Uncertainty

USA and China have agreed to extend the countries' tariff pause. Says China.
US and China Discuss Extending Tariff Pause Amid Uncertainty

US Considers High Tariffs on EU Pharmaceuticals

USA's Minister of Trade Howard Lutnick says that there is still no agreement on tariffs on medicines with the EU. .
US Considers High Tariffs on EU Pharmaceuticals

Le Pen's Party Repays EU 17 Million Kronor in Fraud Case

The Far-Right Party National Rally has paid back nearly 17 million kronor to the EU. The money is a first installment after Marine Le Pen's party was convicted of embezzling nearly 40 million kronor in EU funds.
Le Pen's Party Repays EU 17 Million Kronor in Fraud Case

EMA Backs New Injectable HIV Prevention Treatment

A new treatment that is given as an injection to prevent HIV can soon be approved. The European Medicines Agency EMA has evaluated the medicine and is positive.
EMA Backs New Injectable HIV Prevention Treatment

Tesla Shares Rise 3% on $16.5 Billion Samsung Deal

The leading indexes on the American stock exchange moved only marginally on Monday. The broad S&P 500 index closed unchanged, the Dow Jones industrial index fell back 0.
Tesla Shares Rise 3% on $16.5 Billion Samsung Deal

Export Industry Remains Positive Despite High Tariffs

The exact details of the trade agreement have not yet been made public. But the agreement means a temporary breathing pause in an economy that has been uncertain so far.
Export Industry Remains Positive Despite High Tariffs

Kristersson Calls EU-US Customs Agreement Both Sweet and Sour

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) says that he thinks "both and" about the customs agreement that was concluded between the EU and the USA on Sunday evening. There is really both sweet and sour in this agreement, he says.
Kristersson Calls EU-US Customs Agreement Both Sweet and Sour

Kristersson Aims to Boost Global Trade Amid US-China Talks in Sweden

The Swedish government has its own meetings with both China and the USA, who are in place in Sweden for the major trade meeting. We do not go into exactly what we are talking about, but quite obviously we are talking about the Swedish importance that we attach to global trade, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party).
Kristersson Aims to Boost Global Trade Amid US-China Talks in Sweden

Stock Markets Rise as EU-US Trade Agreement Eases Uncertainty

Despite the exact details of the trade agreement between the EU and the USA not being known, the stock exchanges have reacted positively. There is nothing positive about tariffs, but I still think this is something of a wet blanket being removed now, says Frida Bratt, savings economist at Nordnet.
Stock Markets Rise as EU-US Trade Agreement Eases Uncertainty

EU-US Customs Agreement Faces Criticism from European Leaders

It has barely been a day since the USA and EU agreed on a new customs agreement. But already criticism of the agreement is coming from several directions within the EU.
EU-US Customs Agreement Faces Criticism from European Leaders

Turkey Forest Fires: 14 Dead, Thousands Evacuated Amid Heat Wave

In Turkey and several other countries by the Mediterranean, firefighters are battling forest fires at the same time as there is a heat wave. .
Turkey Forest Fires: 14 Dead, Thousands Evacuated Amid Heat Wave

USA and China Begin Trade Talks in Stockholm

The Chinese and the American flag are raised outside Rosenbad ahead of today's trade meeting between the world's two largest economies. In the afternoon, China's and the USA's delegations arrived where they were met by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
USA and China Begin Trade Talks in Stockholm

Stockholm Stock Market Falls 0.7% After US-EU Tariff Deal

Sunday's customs agreement between the USA and EU was initially received positively by the Stockholm stock exchange on Monday morning. But at closing, the OMXS index had fallen by 0.
Stockholm Stock Market Falls 0.7% After US-EU Tariff Deal

EU and USA Sign Tariff Agreement, Marking a New Trade Era

The customs agreement that the EU and the USA have entered into means that we are now entering "a completely new era" – when one violates the WTO's principle of equal treatment, according to Per Altenberg, chief economist at the National Board of Trade. It was this situation that the principle was intended to prevent, he says.
EU and USA Sign Tariff Agreement, Marking a New Trade Era

EU-USA Customs Agreement Offers Predictability but No Wealth Boost

The customs agreement between the EU and the USA creates, according to Minister for Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party), "some predictability" for Sweden's part. "This agreement makes no one richer, but is perhaps the least bad alternative", he says in a written comment to TT.
EU-USA Customs Agreement Offers Predictability but No Wealth Boost

EU-US Customs Agreement Eases Market Tensions but Uncertainty Persists

The customs agreement between the EU and the USA will calm the market but the uncertainty will remain, believes SEB's senior economist Robert Bergqvist. I think there has been a tremendous pressure from the EU's 27 countries to pull away this wet blanket.
EU-US Customs Agreement Eases Market Tensions but Uncertainty Persists

USA and EU Finalize Comprehensive Customs and Trade Agreement

USA and EU are in agreement on American import duties of 15 percent on goods from EU, including cars. The union commits at the same time to invest in and buy energy from USA for thousands of billions of kronor.
USA and EU Finalize Comprehensive Customs and Trade Agreement

Israel Eases Gaza Aid Amid Acute Humanitarian Crisis, Expert Says

After repeated alarms about impending mass starvation in the Gaza Strip, supplies began to be let in across the border on Sunday. At the same time, Israel announces that "tactical" local pauses are initiated in the fighting in densely populated areas.
Israel Eases Gaza Aid Amid Acute Humanitarian Crisis, Expert Says

US Tariffs Could Cause Pharmaceutical Shortages in Sweden

USA's president Donald Trump has flagged high tariffs on medicines. Something that worries the pharmaceutical companies.
US Tariffs Could Cause Pharmaceutical Shortages in Sweden

UK Enforces Stricter Online Age Verification for Porn Sites

United Kingdom introduces on Friday stricter rules regarding age control on the internet, reports BBC. .
UK Enforces Stricter Online Age Verification for Porn Sites

Volkswagen Eyes US Factory to Ease Trade Tariffs

A car factory in the USA in exchange for more favorable trade tariffs. This is what Europe's largest car manufacturer, German Volkswagen (VW), hopes will tempt President Donald Trump, reports Reuters.
Volkswagen Eyes US Factory to Ease Trade Tariffs
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