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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Households’ Economic Confidence Drops Sharply in October, KI Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Households’ economic confidence fell sharply in October. “The outlook for their own finances over the next 12 months is now clearly below normal,” the National Institute of Economic Research (KI) writes in its monthly barometer.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:35:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KI expects rising inflation to slow wage growth in Sweden next year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Wage growth is expected to slow next year as inflation rises, according to the National Institute of Economic Research (KI).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:36:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Study Finds Not All 82 Human Remains Returned by Karolinska Institute Came From Finland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Karolinska Institute (KI) handed over 82 remains of alleged Finnish origin to Finland in 2024. A new study now shows that not all the skulls originated in Finland.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:46:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Centre Party leader says government talks were not discussed at red-green meeting]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The meeting between the red-green parties was described as constructive. But there are still no signs of a breakthrough in the deadlocked government talks. Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist says Magdalena Andersson will take the next step.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:28:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Red-Green Party Leaders to Meet on Lidingö as Sweden’s Government Talks Continue]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The meeting the Center Party has invited the other red-green parties to on Friday will be held on Lidingö, just outside Stockholm. The aim is to develop a shared understanding of the situation. However, no joint appearances are planned.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Andersson Says Red Lines Remain as Sweden’s Red-Green Leaders Meet to Discuss Government Formation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson has spoken with all the red-green party leaders. But the parties’ red lines remain. No one has crossed them, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KI warns inflation will rise to 2.6 percent in 2027]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedish growth will slow down next year, as higher inflation and interest rates slow the positive development of households' purchasing power, the Swedish Institute of Economic Research (KI) estimates.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/ki-warns-inflation-will-rise-to-26-in-2027</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KI: Swedish economy leaves recession as companies plan bigger price rises]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedish companies are planning larger price increases than normal, according to this month's economic barometer from the state-run National Institute of Economic Research (KI). At the same time, the mood in the economy is improving. We are now leaving the recession, says Director General Albin Kainelainen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Danske Bank economist: Best time for households is now, as rate hikes loom]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Danske Bank still believes in two interest rate hikes from the Swedish Central Bank by 2027. However, the first interest rate hike is now postponed until November this year. The best time for households is now, says the bank's chief economist Susanne Spector.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish food VAT cut fully passed on in lower prices, report says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The reduction in food VAT this spring had a full impact, in the form of lower food prices, according to a first interim report from the Swedish Consumer Agency and the National Institute of Economic Research.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:37:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Strong growth raises risk of Swedish central bank rate hike this year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Strong GDP figures, positive household sentiment and a buoyant economy increase the risk that the Swedish Central Bank will raise the key interest rate already this year, according to Nordea. State-owned SBAB, in turn, predicts a hike in the key interest rate in November this year. Amanda Sundström at SEB does not quite agree.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish confidence improves as growth beats expectations, price hikes loom]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sentiment is stronger than normal among Swedish households, according to a barometer from the National Institute of Economic Research (KI). And more companies than normal expect to be able to raise prices. At the same time, Swedish growth in the second quarter was clearly greater than expected, according to recent figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KI: Next government could have SEK 95 billion in unfunded reforms, agency says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government’s fiscal deficit is not sustainable, and the scope for reform is therefore historically low. But it is still significantly larger than the government itself says, according to the National Institute of Economic Research. This afternoon, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) will present the outlook for the Swedish economy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:05:14 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[After the interest rate decision, here’s how to think about your mortgage]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Central Bank continues to signal an interest rate hike later this year. For some mortgage borrowers, that now raises the question: should they fix their mortgage or stick with a variable rate? The answer is yes, according to Ola Söderlind, household economist at Zmarta.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:11:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SEB: Riksbank unlikely to raise rates soon after July inflation figures]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An interest rate hike from the Swedish Central Bank is still not an option in the near future. That is the assessment made by SEB chief economist Jens Magnusson after July's inflation figures were now confirmed.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:02:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Svantesson says government policies are behind improved economic outlook]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) credits the government's policies for the slightly brighter forecast that the National Institute of Economic Research is now presenting. She is not worried about inflation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:48:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KI: Recession over, two interest rate hikes expected from December]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The recession will soon be over. Now, a series of interest rate hikes await, according to the National Institute of Economic Research (KI).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:05:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish households grow less pessimistic as confidence rises in July]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Parties Promise Billions Despite Limited Budget Space, Economic Institute Warns]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[National Institute of Economic Research (KI) expects two interest rate hikes at the end of 2026 and in 2027]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crisis support is affecting inflation figures]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warning: Food prices could rise again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Food prices have barely had time to stabilize after the VAT cut before the next warning signal arrives. Food manufacturers are now reporting rising costs and are calling for understanding that prices may need to be raised again.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Acting Swedish minister considers proposal for higher gasoline prices]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Increased vehicle tax, a reduction obligation and petrol tax. These are some of the proposals that government investigators are handing over to acting Minister of Climate and Environment Johan Britz (L). But he immediately rejects them. "We should neither increase the reduction obligation nor diesel taxes to reduce emissions in the short term," says Britz.]]></description>
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