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            <description><![CDATA[The economic effects of the Middle East war will subside by this autumn. Swedish households can expect the current recession to ebb by the end of 2026. The assessment is made by the Swedish Institute of Economic Research (KI) in a new forecast.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Economy Set for Recovery Next Year, Says KI Report]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The low-conjuncture will not be over until 2027. But next year will nonetheless be significantly better. This is stated by the National Institute of Economic Research (KI) in a new conjuncture report. It will take until 2027 before we will find ourselves in a balanced conjuncture situation, says forecasting manager Ylva Hedén Westerdahl.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksbank Plans Interest Rate Hike as Economic Outlook Dims]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Never before have Swedish households seen the economic situation as bleak. No interest rate cut should be counted on either, according to the National Institute of Economic Research (KI). The interest rate is expected to remain unchanged until 2028 – then it will be raised instead.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The low-conjuncture deepens and the turnaround for the Swedish economy is delayed, shows a prognosis from the National Institute of Economic Research (NIER). NIER believes that the Swedish Central Bank should have been faster with its interest rate cuts, and expects significantly lower interest rates next year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Swedish Central Bank Should Cut Interest Rates Further]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Institute of Economic Research (KI) is lowering its GDP forecast for next year to 1.8 percent and expects a low-growth economy until the end of 2026. The recovery could go faster, if the Swedish Central Bank were not so cautious with its interest rate cuts, according to forecast chief Ylva Hedén Westerdahl.]]></description>
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