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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Academy of Letters Warns Museum Closures Would Be a Scandal, Calls for Rent Reform]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[If the Mediterranean and East Asian Museums were to close, it would be a scandal, says Karin Sidén, a board member of the Swedish Academy of Letters, which has appointed a special working group to get politicians to act. “We will not let this go.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Raises GDP Growth Forecast to 3% as Economy Recovers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish economy is growing faster than expected, according to the caretaker government’s new forecast. Growth this year is now estimated at 3.0 percent, up from 2.5 percent in the previous forecast in August. The next government will inherit “a very beautifully set table,” says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M, the Moderate Party).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:05:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s $5,000 dividend plan draws criticism as vote-buying and inflation fears grow]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Promises of cash gifts are common. But they are rarely fulfilled. US President Donald Trump's latest promise of $5,000 in dividends for Americans has been criticized and rejected.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:19:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Svantesson: Swedish economy is brightening as government raises growth forecast]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government expects the Swedish economy to grow somewhat faster than in previous assessments. "It is getting brighter," says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:02:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US national debt hits $40 trillion as economist warns of unsustainable level]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US national debt is hitting new records while interest rates are soaring. The Trump administration is hoping that AI will solve the problems, but so far there are no signs of improvement in the economy. There is no convincing plan for how to deal with the deficits, says SEB's US economist Elisabet Kopelman.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:45:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wall Street falls at the open as markets turn lower again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After a day of rising prices, the New York Stock Exchange is back in the red and falling in early trading on Thursday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:36:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thedéen says Trump's US bond buyback raises refinancing risks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Trump administration's doubled repurchase of government bonds with long maturities creates risks, according to Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen. You get slightly lower interest rates. But you get much greater refinancing risks. That is, you have to go to the market much more often with very large loan volumes, he tells TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:22:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US federal debt tops $40 trillion as deficits keep growing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new record has been reached. The US federal debt has passed 40 trillion - 40,000,000,000,000 - dollars.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:45:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US long-term bond yields fall after Treasury buyback announcement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Long-term US market interest rates are falling after the US Treasury Department announced that it will at least double repurchases of long-dated bonds (10-30 years).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:10:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hezbollah faces financial squeeze as Israel war strains Iran-backed funding]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iran-backed Hezbollah is facing its biggest financial challenges in years, according to a New York Times report. The Israeli war on Hezbollah has had dire consequences for the Lebanese Shiite militia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US confirms yen support, first intervention in nearly 30 years]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump confirms that the United States has stepped in and supported the Japanese yen in the market for the first time in almost 30 years.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:04:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finnish PM Petteri Orpo Denies Corruption in Garden Helsinki Arena Row]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A political crisis has erupted in Finland, with the government accused of corruption. Uncertainty surrounding the granting of hundreds of millions in state aid for a major arena project has led the opposition to demand the resignation of the prime minister.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US lifts Iran oil sanctions waiver after attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US Treasury Department has lifted a waiver that temporarily allowed Iran to produce, sell and transport oil, in response to attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The film industry on the new film policy: Watered down]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The new state film policy is receiving harsh criticism and is described by the film industry as both watered-down and inadequate. "This is probably one of the most substanceless proposals in Swedish history," said Eva Hamilton, chairwoman of the Film & TV Producers Association, to TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:56:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The government sticks to its forecast, says Swedish economy is on the right track]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government is sticking to its outlook for the Swedish economy. GDP growth is expected to be 2.3 percent this year, the same as in its assessment at the beginning of May.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:05:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New defection from Starmer's government as Defence Secretary John Healey resigns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey announced in a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he is resigning. Following the announcement, a minister who served under him, Al Carns, also chose to leave his post. Dan Jarvis will be Healey's replacement.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:16:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crown Prince gets key post in Denmark's government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mette Frederiksen's third Danish government consists of eleven women and ten men. The fact that Peter Hummelgaard will be the new Minister of Finance is interpreted as making him Frederiksen's "crown prince". We have waited a long time, but it has been worth it; the party's youth leader rejoices.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:41:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump's nearly $1.8 billion fund is scrapped, Justice Department says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The criticized billion-dollar fund to support Donald Trump's allies is being stopped, U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a committee hearing.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:55:33 GMT</pubDate>
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