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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[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[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[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[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[Swedish Government Cuts GDP Growth Forecast Amid Tariff Concerns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government is writing down the GDP forecast. The Swedish economy is now expected to slow down further due to the tariffs.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 11:12:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Council's Advice to the Government: Be Frugal until the Shock Comes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the midst of a toxic customs chaos, the government is presenting its spring budget. Most of the money will go towards increasing the ROT deduction, to support the construction industry and households that want to renovate. It's nothing that I would have prioritized, says Nordea's chief economist Annika Winsth.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 06:52:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Assessors: More Cuts Are Needed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Today's interest rate cut is the last one that the Swedish Central Bank is currently signaling. Completely wrong, according to several actors who want to see further cuts in the near future. Our picture is that more is needed, says KI chief Albin Kainelainen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:58:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Investigator: Cost-based rent should be abolished]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The criticized cost rent should be abolished. This is the opinion of the government's investigator, who instead proposes market rent for, among other things, the National Museum and the Royal Opera. The rent should, however, be adjusted according to the allocations.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:48:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New inflation figure expected to surpass the old one]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The new rapid inflation figure – which the Statistics Sweden (SCB) will start reporting tomorrow – will knock out the ordinary inflation figure as the important one, experts believe. I think the market reaction will come in conjunction with rapid-CPI, says major bank SEB's inflation expert Olle Holmgren.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Swedish Central Bank can move faster]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:30:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Six rate cuts before next summer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Institute of Economic Research expects six interest rate cuts before next summer, a clearly faster pace of reduction than what the Swedish Central Bank has indicated. It is time for the Swedish Central Bank to increase the pace, says the General Director of the National Institute of Economic Research, Albin Kainelainen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:22:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interest Rate Cut Expected After the Summer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Next interest rate cut will come after the summer, according to the National Institute of Economic Research. We believe the Riksbank will cut three times more this year – and a further three times next year, says NIER's Director-General Albin Kainelainen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:20:09 GMT</pubDate>
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