The Government is expected to strike with historically large initiatives in the state budget for next year, according to a number of experts. Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party) has raised expectations by talking about "decent stimuli" ahead of Thursday's announcement.
BusinessTrading on the Stockholm stock exchange was cautious on Wednesday while waiting for a quarterly report from the American semiconductor giant Nvidia. The broad OMXS index closed at minus 0.3 percent.
BusinessIncreased child benefits, reduced taxes and two interest rate cuts. Swedbank's economists expect substantial contributions to the household budget, both from the Swedish Central Bank and the government. It needs both, says Swedbank's chief economist Mattias Persson.
BusinessUSA's president Donald Trump threatens to introduce further export restrictions on advanced technology. The statement is directed towards countries that in some way have legislation that the president considers "harm" American technology companies.
TechnologyThe Stockholm stock exchange fell on the first day of the trading week. The broad OMXS index decreased by 0,7 percent and the large-cap index OMXS30 lost 0,8 percent.
BusinessNow the Wallenberg companies have made up their minds. The new AI centre is placed in Linköping.
TechnologyThe list of candidates is long when the US President Donald Trump will choose a replacement for the Fed chief Jerome Powell. But all have one thing in common - the desire to lower the interest rate. Other presidents have not politicized the management of the Fed in this way, says Elisabeth Kopelman, US economist at SEB.
BusinessThe Swedish Central Bank leaves the interest rate unchanged but keeps the door open for a reduction this year. Economists are however uncertain that it will become reality. We do not believe that they will reduce, says Nordea's chief economist Annika Winsth.
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