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            <title><![CDATA[Fed raises key interest rate, defying Trump as inflation stays high]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A united US central bank led by new chair Kevin Warsh is going against President Donald Trump and raising the key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. Trump is unhappy and is now demanding that interest rates be lowered quickly.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:18:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Here are the key challenges facing Sweden’s next finance minister]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trump, climate, AI and competitiveness. Regardless of who becomes finance minister in the coming years, there are many challenges awaiting the Swedish economy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lower-than-expected August inflation closes the door to a September Riksbank rate hike, SEB says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Inflation in August came in lower than expected. This now completely closes the door to a possible interest rate hike in September, according to SEB senior economist Robert Bergqvist.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Parties shower households with election pledges, but economists warn of a downside]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The parties are pouring billions into the election campaign to support voters' wallets. But many economists are critical. There is a downside to all the promises, says Madelén Falkenhäll, economist at Swedbank.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Major Swedish and European banks to launch euro stablecoin this year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The moment you sell your car or boat, the money is in your account. Major banks in Sweden and Europe will launch a digital currency later this year that will make lightning-fast transactions possible. But not everyone is equally happy with the new currency.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:54:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Svantesson Dismisses Inflation Fears Over Costly Election Promises]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) downplays warnings that costly election promises risk fuelling inflation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interest rate hikes threaten households as SBAB sees two more this year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A significant interest rate hike threatens to drain households’ wallets in the coming year. Generous election promises combined with the effects of the Iran war could force the Swedish Central Bank to tighten. State-owned SBAB now believes in two interest rate hikes already this year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:30:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed holds rates steady as Warsh signals a shift in monetary policy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US central bank is keeping its key interest rate unchanged and is not offering any surprises - this time. The Fed is playing it safe at a time of escalation in the Middle East and focus on AI companies, says Robert Bergqvist, senior economist at SEB.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What the crisis years have taught us about the economy, inflation and house prices]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pandemic, inflation, war - and then Donald Trump. The crises have piled up in recent years, and the economy has been hit by one shock after another. But we have also actually learned from the crises.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tech Giants Lose Ground as Magnificent Seven Fall 10% in June]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[To reduce dependence and vulnerability in AI development, huge amounts of capital are now being moved away from the big tech giants in the US. This could also happen in Sweden, for example among our pension funds.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:01:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stock market rush drains Swedes' travel funds]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedes' travel budgets are shrinking due to this year's weakening of the krona. That's partly because of an unexpectedly resilient US economy, but also the AI sector's huge price gains on Wall Street, according to SEB economist Robert Bergqvist. Put some of the blame on Elon Musk, Bergqvist says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After the US stock market dip, Europe is living dangerously]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[U.S. macroeconomic data gave investors a big jolt on Friday - many investors frantically hammered the sell buttons. Was the decline a minor cooling of a red-hot stock market or the beginning of a larger downturn? It is reasonable that the stock markets in Europe will fall at the opening on Monday, says SEB senior economist Robert Bergqvist.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inflation halved in April, relief for the Swedish Central Bank]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite skyrocketing fuel prices in the wake of the Iran war, Swedish inflation halved in April. The reduced VAT on food weighed more heavily. "I think this was a big surprise," says Robert Bergqvist, senior economist at SEB.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:01:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Cup boost for the economy - but risk of sleep deprivation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Crowded restaurants and shopping carts full of bags of chips. Sweden playing in the World Cup this summer could give the economy a boost, says Robert Bergqvist, senior economist at SEB. "I don't think we should underestimate that," he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Energy shortage in Asia - risk of disaster]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Asia has been plunged into an energy crisis as much of the region's oil and gas pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Affected countries are urging officials to work from home to save fuel, and experts are warning of social disruptions that could be worse than during the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil prices surge in extremely stressed market]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The war in and around Iran is causing the price of oil to skyrocket. On Monday, a barrel of North Sea oil (Brent) traded at a high of more than $115. Experts say the risk of lower growth and higher inflation is increasing.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US new jobs figure worst since 2020, with 92,000 jobs lost in February]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[92,000 jobs were lost outside the agricultural sector in the United States in February, according to a report from the U.S. Labor Department.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:32:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stockholm Stock Exchange closes in the green]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Stockholm Stock Exchange closed in positive territory on Wednesday. The broad OMXS index rose 0.2 percent.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Up on the stock market - big sigh of relief]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[World stock markets took a breather after Donald Trump withdrew his threat of new trade tariffs. The Stockholm Stock Exchange's broad OMXS index rose 0.8 percent on Thursday, in line with leading European exchanges.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:29:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What we know about Trump's tariff threat on Greenland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trump threatens tariffs if he fails to acquire Greenland. Here's the latest on the move and its consequences.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:19:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Economist warns of global trade war after Trump's speech]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on anyone who does not support the US's plans to take over Greenland. This could be the final straw for the rest of the world - and make the trade war global, warns Robert Bergqvist, senior economist at SEB.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The US's punitive tariffs on countries that trade with Iran risk reopening a bitter trade war with China. Zhou Mi, who is connected to China's Ministry of Commerce, says Beijing has the right to respond if the US does not respect the previous agreement with China.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Over the past year, the Swedish krona has strengthened significantly against the US dollar. This makes Swedes kings when traveling abroad, at least when they go to the US.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gold and silver rush higher, a gauge of how the world is doing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The prices of gold and silver have skyrocketed this year, and have had the strongest development since 1979, according to Bloomberg. The price of gold has risen by 67 percent. Silver even more. It is an indicator of how the world is doing - and a sign that it is not doing well, says Robert Bergqvist, senior economist at SEB.]]></description>
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