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Strong reporting season expected as earnings flood begins next week
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Strong reporting season expected as earnings flood begins next week

The flood of reports gets going in earnest next week. The economy looks good, says Lars Söderfjell at the Bank of Åland
Inflation falls to 1.3% in June, but mortgage rates seen unchanged
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Inflation falls to 1.3% in June, but mortgage rates seen unchanged

Inflation according to the CPIF measure fell to 1. 3 percent in June, according to a preliminary calculation by Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Business leader Björn Svedberg dies aged 88
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Business leader Björn Svedberg dies aged 88

Tech Giants Lose Ground as Magnificent Seven Fall 10% in June
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Tech Giants Lose Ground as Magnificent Seven Fall 10% in June

To reduce dependence and vulnerability in AI development, huge amounts of capital are now being moved away from the big tech giants in the US. This could also happen in Sweden, for example among our pension funds
Falling eurozone inflation lowers odds of ECB and Riksbank rate hikes
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Falling eurozone inflation lowers odds of ECB and Riksbank rate hikes

Good news for highly leveraged households and businesses. Inflation in the eurozone's major economies is falling more than expected
Midsummer plate cheaper this year after VAT reduction on food
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Midsummer plate cheaper this year after VAT reduction on food

The VAT reduction on food means that Midsummer food will be cheaper this year than last year.
Higher costs threaten Swedish households this autumn
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Higher costs threaten Swedish households this autumn

Swedish households are at risk of facing more expensive mortgages in addition to higher electricity and fuel prices this autumn. A step toward that could come on Thursday, when the European Central Bank (ECB) may increase pressure on the Swedish Central Bank to raise interest rates
After the US stock market dip, Europe is living dangerously
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After the US stock market dip, Europe is living dangerously

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Swedbank lowers mortgage rates, including three-month fixed-rate loans
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Swedbank lowers mortgage rates, including three-month fixed-rate loans

Is Sweden right to prosecute protesters?
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Is Sweden right to prosecute protesters?

46 climate activists from Sweden, Norway and Germany are suing the Swedish state. They believe that the police and the judiciary are violating their rights
Inflation halved in April, relief for the Swedish Central Bank
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Inflation halved in April, relief for the Swedish Central Bank

Despite skyrocketing fuel prices in the wake of the Iran war, Swedish inflation halved in April. The reduced VAT on food weighed more heavily
Swedbank says no interest rate hike in 2027
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Swedbank says no interest rate hike in 2027

The Swedish Central Bank is leaving the key interest rate unchanged this Thursday. Don't expect any interest-rate increases during the rest of 2026 or in 2027
SEB lowers Sweden's 2026 growth forecast to 2.6 percent
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SEB lowers Sweden's 2026 growth forecast to 2.6 percent

Economists at major bank SEB are lowering Sweden's growth forecast for 2026 to 2. 6 percent, down from 3
Stockholm Stock Exchange falls for eighth day in a row
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Stockholm Stock Exchange falls for eighth day in a row

The Stockholm Stock Exchange fell by 0. 6 percent in trading dominated by quarterly reports and shares trading without the right to upcoming dividends
SEB's profit fell 5 percent to SEK 9.4 billion
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SEB's profit fell 5 percent to SEK 9.4 billion

The Wallenbergs' bank SEB reported an operating profit of SEK 9. 4 billion for the first quarter, 5 percent lower than a year earlier
The bill for a child is skyrocketing - up to a million kronor
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The bill for a child is skyrocketing - up to a million kronor

Over the past ten years, the cost of raising a child has risen by almost one million kronor. From cradle to their 18th birthday, a child now costs 2
More investors are investing in nuclear weapons - dangerous times, report says
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More investors are investing in nuclear weapons - dangerous times, report says

Investments in the nuclear weapons industry are growing, a report by the organizations Pax and ICAN shows. "This is the most dangerous time in my lifetime when it comes to nuclear weapons and the risk of their use," ICAN's program director Susi Snyder told TT
SEB lowers mortgage interest rate on variable-rate mortgages with a three-month fixed term to 3.94 percent
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SEB lowers mortgage interest rate on variable-rate mortgages with a three-month fixed term to 3.94 percent

The Stockholm Stock Exchange fell, weighed on by the big banks
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The Stockholm Stock Exchange fell, weighed on by the big banks

The Stockholm Stock Exchange fell on Thursday, with the broad OMXS index down 0. 3 percent
Bank economists do not expect interest rate hikes this year
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Bank economists do not expect interest rate hikes this year

Heavily leveraged households, tenant-owner associations and companies can still hope that the key interest rate will be left unchanged this year. That is the view of both the state mortgage bank SBAB and SEB, the major bank in the Wallenberg sphere
Financial professionals unsure about Kevin Warsh as new Fed chief
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Financial professionals unsure about Kevin Warsh as new Fed chief

Financial professionals are skeptical about whether President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to be the new Federal Reserve chairman will receive a green light in the Senate. The Trump administration's threat to impeach outgoing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is being cited as a major obstacle
Breaking the trend for mortgages - more people are fixing interest rates
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Breaking the trend for mortgages - more people are fixing interest rates

More Swedes are choosing to fix their mortgage interest rates in the wake of the war in Iran. A clear trend shift is visible among SBAB's customers
Stock market day in Stockholm: OMXS up 0.4 percent, BioArctic recovers somewhat
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Stock market day in Stockholm: OMXS up 0.4 percent, BioArctic recovers somewhat

The Stockholm Stock Exchange closed in the red. Pharmaceutical company BioArctic recovered somewhat after earlier losses
Full focus on the Iran war in flood of first-quarter reports
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Full focus on the Iran war in flood of first-quarter reports

There is full focus on President Donald Trump and on how the war with Iran is unfolding ahead of listed companies' first-quarter reports. That is all the market is looking at
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