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            <title><![CDATA[Riksbank Rate Hike Expected Wednesday as Economists Warn of Tougher Times for Households]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Three increases in the Swedish Central Bank’s key interest rate are on the horizon, experts say. Or four, if you look at what fixed-income traders are expecting. The first increase, from 1.75 to 2.00 percent, is expected as early as Wednesday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, With December Hike in View]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As expected, the US Federal Reserve opted to hold off on raising its key interest rate for now. There are strong indications that it will raise rates in December instead.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Riksbank Governor Warns Inflation Could Rise Well Above 2% Target]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The risks of inflation taking off have increased, according to Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank) Governor Erik Thedéen. The Swedish economy has developed more strongly than expected, while the risk of inflation exceeding the target has increased, he said at an event in central Stockholm.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:59:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksbank signals two or three more rate hikes as inflation risks rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Heavily indebted households and companies should brace for higher interest rates. The Swedish Central Bank's own forecast has the main scenario of raising the key interest rate two or three times, starting before the end of the year. And there could be more increases than that if the next government does not tighten fiscal policy, warns Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:30:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksbank expected to raise inflation forecast as rate hikes loom]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Central Bank is not expected to raise the key interest rate at Thursday’s interest rate announcement in Gothenburg. However, a clear upward adjustment to the inflation forecast is in the cards. This means the door is open to several interest rate increases later on.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:10:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Market sees five more interest rate hikes from Sweden’s central bank by 2027]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The market expects the Swedish Central Bank to raise the policy rate five times to around 3.00 percent by the end of 2027, according to a report from major bank SEB.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:09:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SBAB: Riksbank to raise key rate in December, then again in February]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Central Bank will raise the key interest rate in December and then in February next year, state-owned SBAB predicts in its latest forecast.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksbank faces added rate uncertainty after election shock, SBAB says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[State mortgage bank SBAB is following Danske Bank and raising its fixed mortgage rates. At the same time, the election uncertainty is increasing market uncertainty, which could affect the Swedish Central Bank's next move. It adds a filter of uncertainty, says SBAB chief economist Robert Boije.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:18:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedbank: Rate hike in September would be a real surprise as inflation rises]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Inflation is clearly on the rise. But not yet enough for the Swedish Central Bank to raise interest rates in a few weeks, analysts believe. Then it would be a real surprise, says Swedbank chief economist Mattias Persson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:21:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nordea economist says households are not ready for rate cuts as krona weakens]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In November, the Swedish Central Bank will raise the key interest rate. In addition, another increase will be carried out in February. This is predicted by Nordea in its latest forecast. An excessively weak Swedish krona is a concern, according to the bank's chief economist Annika Winsth.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:14:12 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[Riksbank warns Middle East escalation could mean much larger rate hikes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A unanimous board of directors left the Swedish Central Bank's policy rate unchanged last week. But the meeting minutes indicate that an increase is near.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:06:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interest rate forecasts split as banks disagree on next Riksbank hike]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An interest rate hike is drawing closer, according to major banks Swedbank and SEB. However, interest rate forecasts are more divided than they have been in a long time. This raises questions about who should really be trusted.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:06:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish households hit record high in real disposable income ahead of election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedes can head to the polls with their spending pants on. Households have been better off in recent years. People probably feel significantly richer than they did four years ago, says Anders Stenkrona, private economist at Nordea.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bad Bunny and coolcations pushed up Swedish inflation, Riksbank says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Central Bank's inflation forecast for the summer was off - prices rose more than the central bank had expected. An unusually large number of "coolcations" and sold-out Bad Bunny concerts pushed up prices.]]></description>
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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[Riksbank signals possible rate hike later this year as it leaves key rate unchanged at 1.75%]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As expected, the Swedish Central Bank is leaving the key interest rate unchanged at 1.75 percent. However, Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen and his executive board continue to signal a possible interest rate increase later this year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inflation expectations rise in Riksbank survey, rate forecasts also edge up]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Inflation expectations are rising, according to the latest Origo survey commissioned by the Swedish Central Bank.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:20:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Turbulence and great uncertainty characterize the financial markets as a result of the war in the Middle East, according to the Swedish Central Bank's Stability Report.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The effects of the war in Iran are now starting to have an impact on the Swedish economy. Producer prices - what companies charge each other - are rising at the highest annual rate in just over four years. It is an important indicator that we must look at, Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen told TT.]]></description>
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