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Major Banks Reduce Mortgage Interest Rates After Central Bank Cut

After today's interest rate cut from the Swedish Central Banken, Swedbank, Nordea and Handelsbanken announce that they are lowering their mortgage interest rates. The banks are lowering the list rate on the variable mortgage by 0,25 percentage points from Thursday.
Major Banks Reduce Mortgage Interest Rates After Central Bank Cut

Supreme Court Grants New Trial for Former Swedbank CEO Bonnesen

The Supreme Court grants leave to appeal to the former Swedbank CEO: Birgitte Bonnesen, who was convicted last year for gross fraud. It is a hugely pleasing message for us, now we have in practice gotten rid of this verdict from the Court of Appeal, says Bonnesen's lawyer Per E Samuelson.
Supreme Court Grants New Trial for Former Swedbank CEO Bonnesen

Food Prices Stabilize, Paving Way for Potential Interest Rate Cut

Food prices including alcohol-free drinks rose by a mere 0. 2 percent in May, compared to April.
Food Prices Stabilize, Paving Way for Potential Interest Rate Cut

Swish Payment Disruption Resolved After Two-Hour Outage

The problem that stopped payments with Swish has been resolved, the company announces. The problem lasted for nearly two hours.
Swish Payment Disruption Resolved After Two-Hour Outage

Service Sector Index Rises in May, Exceeds Expectations

The service sector got a little extra boost in May, shows new index. .
Service Sector Index Rises in May, Exceeds Expectations

Inflation Data Key to Central Bank's Interest Rate Decision

An interest rate cut before the summer or wait until the autumn? Tomorrow, the last piece of the puzzle will be presented to the Central Bank in the form of new inflation figures. .
Inflation Data Key to Central Bank's Interest Rate Decision

Lower Price Pressure Signals Potential Interest Rate Cut

The temperature in the Swedish industry is still good, but loses some of the pace, shows the purchasing managers' index for May. .
Lower Price Pressure Signals Potential Interest Rate Cut

Swedish Economy Shrinks in Q1 2025 Raising Interest Rate Cut Likelihood

Swedish economy shrinks unexpectedly during the year's first quarter, based on a second calculation by the Statistics Bureau (SCB). Today's figure has increased the probability of an interest rate cut, says Nordea's chief analyst Torbjörn Isaksson.
Swedish Economy Shrinks in Q1 2025 Raising Interest Rate Cut Likelihood

Swish Payment Issue Resolved After Three-Hour Disruption

The problem that stopped Swish payments has been solved, the company announces on its website. It lasted for nearly three hours.
Swish Payment Issue Resolved After Three-Hour Disruption

Major Banks Differ on Swedish Interest Rate Cuts for 2023

There is great uncertainty surrounding the interest rate development during the year. Handelsbanken and Swedbank are counting on two cuts.
Major Banks Differ on Swedish Interest Rate Cuts for 2023

Swedbank Fined 12.5 Million Kronor by FI for Security Deficiencies

The major bank Swedbank has not lived up to the regulatory framework for security protection. Therefore, the bank must pay 12.
Swedbank Fined 12.5 Million Kronor by FI for Security Deficiencies

Stock Market Pauses Amid Trade War News as SBB Soars 40 Percent

The strong price increases have ebbed out after Monday's announcement about a pause in the trade war between China and the USA. The OMXS index, like leading European stock exchanges, closed near zero – The real estate company SBB rocketed 40 percent.
Stock Market Pauses Amid Trade War News as SBB Soars 40 Percent

Fake Online Purchases Worth Millions Blocked by Authorities and Banks

The police, the Consumer Agency and the four major banks have together stopped thousands of purchases on fake online stores by starting to share information with each other. The collaboration, which took place at the end of the year, led to the total amount stopped being tens of millions of kronor higher than before.
Fake Online Purchases Worth Millions Blocked by Authorities and Banks

Swedish Government Cuts GDP Growth Forecast Amid Tariff Concerns

The Government is writing down the GDP forecast. The Swedish economy is now expected to slow down further due to the tariffs.
Swedish Government Cuts GDP Growth Forecast Amid Tariff Concerns

Trump Announces First US-UK Trade Agreement

President Donald Trump's first trade agreement is in harbor. According to Trump, it's about an agreement between the USA and the United Kingdom.
Trump Announces First US-UK Trade Agreement

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.
Stock Market Stalls as Cloetta Jumps 10.4 Percent

Service Sector Recovery Stalls as Activity Declines Unexpectedly

The recovery in the service sector has come to a halt and activity in the sector is unexpectedly decreasing, according to the purchasing managers' index from Swedbank and Silf. The slowdown is weighing down development in the business sector.
Service Sector Recovery Stalls as Activity Declines Unexpectedly

Swedish Central Bank Lowers Interest Rate Twice This Year to 1.75%

The Swedish Central Bank lowers the interest rate twice this year, down to 1. 75 percent in September, according to a new forecast from Swedbank's economists.
Swedish Central Bank Lowers Interest Rate Twice This Year to 1.75%

Stronger Krona Eases Price Pressure in Swedish Industry

Despite economic uncertainty, there are positive tones within Swedish industry. Inflation tendencies are decreasing noticeably, shows an important business cycle measure.
Stronger Krona Eases Price Pressure in Swedish Industry

Swedbank Swish App Issues Resolved for Customers

On Wednesday evening, many of Swedbank's customers experienced problems with the mobile app Swish. When customers tried to transfer money via the service, an error message about disruption appeared.
Swedbank Swish App Issues Resolved for Customers

Stockholm Stock Exchange Rises Despite Evolution's 19% Stock Plunge

Walpurgis Eve's shortened trading day ended with a clear increase for the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The worse it was then for the live casino company Evolution.
Stockholm Stock Exchange Rises Despite Evolution's 19% Stock Plunge

Factory Giants Drag Down Stockholm Stock Exchange

The Stockholm stock exchange's broad OMXS index fell 0. 4 per cent on Tuesday, weighed down by declines in engineering companies whose results did not meet the forecasts.
Factory Giants Drag Down Stockholm Stock Exchange

Swedbank Exceeds Expectations as Share Price Rises 2 Percent

Swedbank's profit was pressed down during the first quarter. But the bank exceeded market expectations and on the Stockholm Stock Exchange it's thumbs up.
Swedbank Exceeds Expectations as Share Price Rises 2 Percent

SKF and Kinnevik Lead Gains in a Declining Stockholm Stock Market

The Stockholm Stock Exchange started the week's trading with a slight decline of 0. 1 percent.
SKF and Kinnevik Lead Gains in a Declining Stockholm Stock Market
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