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Now craftsmen and cleaning help are getting cheaper

Next week, the ceiling for RUT and ROT deductions will be raised. For those who want to maximize their tax deductions, there are a number of things to keep track of.

Now craftsmen and cleaning help are getting cheaper

Major Bank: Absolutely Right of the Central Bank

The Governor of the Central Bank, Erik Thedéen, is open to three interest rate cuts this year. The news is dividing experts.

Major Bank: Absolutely Right of the Central Bank

Major Bank: Mistake Not to Cut Interest Rate Now

It will not be an interest rate cut on Thursday, according to some of the country's gathered experts. But Mattias Persson, chief economist at Swedbank, believes it will be seen as a mistake in hindsight.

Major Bank: Mistake Not to Cut Interest Rate Now

Economist: Time to Step on the Gas in Fiscal Policy

The subdued inflation opens up for a greater reform scope in the government's autumn budget, according to Swedbank's chief economist Mattias Persson. It is time to invest more in the future, he says.

Economist: Time to Step on the Gas in Fiscal Policy

So, what happened to the banks' mortgage rates?

The Riksbank's lowering of the interest rate on 8 May led the banks to adjust their variable mortgage rates. Danske Bank had the lowest average rate in May, reports [Dagens industri](https://www.

So, what happened to the banks' mortgage rates?

Housing costs at record high this year

Those who buy a home today spend a record large proportion of their disposable income on housing costs, shows Swedbank's housing index for the first quarter of the year. The housing index falls to 92 for the first quarter.

Housing costs at record high this year

Stock Exchange Falls – Banks and French Concerns Weigh Down

The Stockholm Stock Exchange fell across the board with industrial companies and banks declining. The broad OMXS-index dropped 0.

Stock Exchange Falls – Banks and French Concerns Weigh Down

So much do women lose by taking parental leave

Women still take more parental leave and work part-time more often than men. And their absence from work costs them thousands of dollars a month.

So much do women lose by taking parental leave

Dampened price pressure in the service sector

Service industries are showing a weak recovery, according to the purchasing managers' index measured monthly by Swedbank and Silf. Service companies are experiencing a reduced cost pressure.

Dampened price pressure in the service sector

The stock market falls in line with the rest of the world

The Stockholm Stock Exchange closed clearly down in today's trading, in line with leading European stock exchanges and the initial trading on Wall Street. Energy and mining shares are taking a particularly hard hit in the wake of lower metal prices and a fall in the price of crude oil.

The stock market falls in line with the rest of the world

Swedish industry lifts off – purchasing pressure increases

The order book increases in the supplier chain when Swedish industry takes off again, shows a purchasing manager index from Swedbank and Silf. It may become higher consumer prices soon, says Torbjörn Isaksson, chief analyst at Nordea.

Swedish industry lifts off – purchasing pressure increases