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Thedéen expects turmoil after Trump's victory

The Swedish Central Bank lowers the interest rate by 0. 50 percentage points to 2.
Thedéen expects turmoil after Trump's victory

Fear of Swedish Inflation after Trump's Election

Donald Trump's victory is called the greatest political comeback in history. But how is Sweden affected by it? TT lists some possible consequences of the presidential election in the USA.
Fear of Swedish Inflation after Trump's Election

Largest Interest Rate Cut in Ten Years Expected

Everything points to the Swedish Central Bank making a double cut in the interest rate on Thursday. It would be the largest interest rate cut in over ten years.
Largest Interest Rate Cut in Ten Years Expected

Trump's Tariff Threat Worries Thedéen

With Donald Trump as the new president in the USA, stricter trade tariffs could hit the Swedish economy. It is clear that it could affect inflation and definitely growth, so it is not a policy that is welcome, says Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen.
Trump's Tariff Threat Worries Thedéen

Inflation Rate - KPIF in Sweden 1.1% in September

The underlying inflation rate KPIF has been gradually decreasing and is in a clear downward trend. .
Inflation Rate - KPIF in Sweden 1.1% in September

Thedéen: We are lowering rapidly

The Governor of the Central Bank Erik Thedéen hits back at critics who are demanding faster interest rate cuts. We are cutting quickly, he says in an inquiry about monetary policy in the Riksdag's Finance Committee.
Thedéen: We are lowering rapidly

Thedéen hesitates about double rate cut

Many assessors and market players believe that there will be a double rate cut of the Swedish Central Bank's interest rate in November. But the Swedish Central Bank's governor Erik Thedéen does not want to put his foot down two weeks before the announcement.
Thedéen hesitates about double rate cut

Central Bank Chief: Opens Up for Further Rate Cuts

The weak inflation trend opens the door for a faster reduction of the interest rate. This is the opinion of Vice Governor of the Central Bank Per Jansson according to the protocol.
Central Bank Chief: Opens Up for Further Rate Cuts

Your savings rate is back to zero again

It was small, and now it's back to zero again - the interest rate on major banks' salary accounts. Move your money, advises the central bank governor.
Your savings rate is back to zero again

The Central Bank is warning of 4-5 rate cuts

The Swedish Central Bank lowers the interest rate by 0. 25 percentage points and opens up for the possibility of a double-sized reduction in November or December.
The Central Bank is warning of 4-5 rate cuts

Upwards on the stock market after interest rate cut

The Stockholm Stock Exchange rose after the Swedish Central Bank's third interest rate cut this year and the possibility of a so-called double cut later in the autumn. The broad OMXS index gained 0.
Upwards on the stock market after interest rate cut

Variable Mortgage Rates Fall Ahead of Riksbank's Decision

The state-owned mortgage bank SBAB and Länsförsäkringar are lowering the interest rate on mortgages with a three-month term by 0. 20 percentage points.
Variable Mortgage Rates Fall Ahead of Riksbank's Decision

Thousand-kronor notes await lower interest rate

A autumn of interest rate cuts awaits and already this week, the Swedish Central Bank may strike with a double cut. At the beginning of next year, a million loan with variable interest rate may be 800 kronor cheaper per month.
Thousand-kronor notes await lower interest rate

Inflation Falls More Than Expected

Inflation fell unexpectedly much in August, down to 1. 2 percent according to the KPIF measure.
Inflation Falls More Than Expected

The Swedish Central Bank can move faster

Swedish economy shrinks and inflation is expected to fall even further below target when new inflation figures are presented on Thursday. The Swedish Central Bank could move faster, says Albin Kainelainen, Director-General of the National Institute of Economic Research (KI).
The Swedish Central Bank can move faster

ECB expected to initiate wave of interest rate cuts

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to lower its key interest rate by 0. 25 percentage points on Thursday.
ECB expected to initiate wave of interest rate cuts

Increased probability of four interest rate cuts

In line with global recession fears and increased downward pressure on global interest rates, the market is becoming increasingly convinced that there will be four rate cuts by the Swedish Central Bank's policy rate this year. The probability of four rate cuts to 2.
Increased probability of four interest rate cuts

Thedéen: Likely with three rate cuts this year

It is leaning towards three cuts in the interest rate this year, according to the assessment of the Swedish Central Bank Governor Erik Thedéen. It is more likely that we will make three cuts than two cuts, he says in a speech.
Thedéen: Likely with three rate cuts this year

Double Cut on the Table at the Central Bank Headquarters

A double cut in the interest rate was up for discussion at the latest Riksbank meeting. This is evident from the minutes.
Double Cut on the Table at the Central Bank Headquarters

The Central Bank Opens Up for Faster Cuts

As expected, the Central Bank is lowering the interest rate by 0. 25 percentage points to 3.
The Central Bank Opens Up for Faster Cuts

Rapid Cuts - Not if Powell Gets to Decide

Jerome Powell, the head of the US central bank Federal Reserve (Fed), is expected to try to calm down speculations about unusually rapid cuts in a speech at the annual symposium in Jackson Hole on Friday. But the direction is clear.
Rapid Cuts - Not if Powell Gets to Decide

Economists Convinced that the Central Bank will Lower

A large majority of the major banks' economists, 23 out of the 31 who responded, believe that the Swedish Central Bank should lower the interest rate at each of the four decision-making meetings remaining this year, according to a survey conducted by [SvD](https://www. svd.
Economists Convinced that the Central Bank will Lower

Bank CEO after Trump attack: A nervous market

The attempted murder of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may cause ripples on the financial market. This is stated by the Nordea CEO in connection with Monday's quarterly report.
Bank CEO after Trump attack: A nervous market

The Interest Rate Myth: We Are in a New Phase

The Riksbank expects to be able to make two or three interest rate cuts during the second half of the year, if inflation falls as expected. We are in a new phase in monetary policy, says the Governor of the Riksbank, Erik Thedéen.
The Interest Rate Myth: We Are in a New Phase
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