Bo Sundström to perform at Social Democrats’ election tour stop in Piteå
Bo Sundström from Bo Kaspers Orkester will perform when the Social Democrats go on an election tour in northern Sweden.
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ECB Interest Rate Decision Looms as Hormuz Tensions Put Pressure on Inflation Outlook
The European Central Bank (ECB) will release its interest rate decision on Thursday. High energy prices in the euro area are putting heavy pressure on the bank, while the Swedish Riksbank is in a significantly calmer position.
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Falling eurozone inflation lowers odds of ECB and Riksbank rate hikes
Good news for highly leveraged households and businesses. Inflation in the eurozone's major economies is falling more than expected. This reduces the likelihood that the ECB and the Swedish Central Bank will have to tighten monetary policy by raising interest rates.
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Crisis support is affecting inflation figures
The inflation figures published by Statistics Sweden in April and May must be adjusted by the Swedish Central Bank if the Executive Board is to be able to make the right monetary policy decisions. The halving of food VAT and cuts to fuel taxes are affecting the figures.
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Bo Kaspers Orchestra receives the Karamelodikt Scholarship
Povel Ramel's own prize goes to Bo Kaspers Orchestra. The band members get to share a large cone of caramels - and are made "financially independent for the rest of the day".
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SEB Predicts Halved Food VAT Could Lower Prices and Inflation
The halving of the food VAT that is expected in the autumn budget can have a major impact on food prices in the stores and push down inflation, according to the economists of the major bank SEB. They expect that food prices can fall by more than 5 percent if the VAT on food is reduced from 12 to 6 percent.
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