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Stock Market Stalls as Cloetta Jumps 10.4 Percent

The trend was negative on the major European stock exchanges on Wednesday, despite the news that ministers from China and the US would meet later in the week to discuss the trade war. The Stockholm stock exchange fluctuated around zero during the day, and the broad OMXS index closed 0.1 per cent up.

Interest Rate Cuts Possible Later This Year Say Analysts

Swedish households struggling with high mortgage rates should not count on help from the Central Bank this week, according to most analysts. But there may be interest rate reductions later this year. This week, interest rate announcements are also anticipated from a number of other central banks, including those in the USA and the United Kingdom.

Sweden's GDP Growth Falls Short of Expectations in Early 2025

Retail Trade Sales Volume Rises 0.3 Percent in March

Workplace Discrimination Affects One-Third of People with Disabilities

Producer Prices Drop 3 Percent in March 2025

Minister Criticizes Lenient Unemployment Support Requirements

Minister for Labour Market Mats Persson warns that different types of support to the unemployed risk locking people into unemployment. The system is too slack, he says at a press conference on the labour market situation.

Sweden's Unemployment Rises Slightly in March, Youth Jobless Rate Falls

Unemployment rose in March to 8.8 percent, up from 8.7 percent the previous months, according to trend values from the Statistics Sweden (SCB).