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            <title><![CDATA[LO Warns Swedish Labor Market Recovery Remains Slow Despite Stronger Growth Forecast]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish economy is recovering, but the labor market remains sluggish, LO economists say in their latest forecast.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:19:52 GMT</pubDate>
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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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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:11:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LO says no increased wage demands if prices rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Even if prices skyrocket, the unions will not demand extra compensation. With this statement, LO's chief economist Torbjörn Hållö hopes to persuade the Swedish Central Bank to ease up on future interest-rate increases. He says the risk of a wage-price spiral in Sweden is close to zero.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LO economists: The recovery is here]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The recovery in the Swedish economy is here and is driven, among other things, by high real wage increases. This is what LO economists assess in their latest economic forecast.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:36:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Economist: America's success is an illusion]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The image of Europe as "a sick old man" – in a nutshell compared to the US – is not true, argues LO economist Torbjörn Hållö. People believe that deregulation and reduced taxes are the key to success. But the success in the US is an illusion, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:22:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert: Without a rate cut, the government must step on the gas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hopes of a lower interest rate in the spring seem to be dashed. It dampens the economic recovery and forces the need for a more expansionary fiscal policy from the government, experts believe.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 09:30:28 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[The Verdict: Too Cautious by the Central Bank]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Completely too cautious and a decision that can have major consequences for the Swedish economy. Economists are critical of the Swedish Central Bank's interest rate forecast for 2025. It will not provide the boost that the economy needs, says Swedbank's chief economist Mattias Persson to TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:03:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heavy economists want a double cut]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several heavyweight economists want to see another double cut from the Central Bank on Thursday. But most analysts believe in a "normal" cut, of 0.25 percentage points, at the year's final interest rate decision.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:45:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The LO Criticizes Agreement on Surplus Target]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The agreement on the abolished surplus target in the state's finances is met with criticism from trade union quarters. The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) wants to see a larger scope for government borrowing – and the Building Workers' Youth Union is directing demands for resignation towards the Social Democrats.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:37:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["A Mockery of Families Who Are Struggling"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Centre Party lowers taxes for high-income earners. A scornful message, according to the Social Democrats' economic policy spokesperson Mikael Damberg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:05:49 GMT</pubDate>
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