1. 'Fight against economic slowdown escalates'
(News/Economy)

... (OECD) will grow by 1.3 per cent in 2013 and 2.3 per cent in 2014. Our scenario of low international price pressures remains in place; if anything, inflation has provided downside surprises because of ...

2. Swedish manufacturing falls unexpectedly
(News/Economy)

...  Sweden’s central bank last month left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a second meeting and delayed tightening to the second half of 2014 after the surging krona brought inflation to standstill.  ...

3. Sveriges Riksbank: Minutes of the monetary policy meeting held on 16 April
(News/Press releases)

... year. An increasing number of indicators, in the form of both soft and hard data, support the picture of growth prospects improving in Sweden and other parts of the world. Inflationary pressures are low. ...

4. Handelsbanken: New Macro Forecast: Brightening outlook, but heavy clouds over Club Med
(News/Press releases)

... before. In China, as well as in other Asian emerging economies, capacity utilisation is already high. That increases the risk of bottleneck problems and increased inflationary pressures. We think that ...

5. Sveriges Riksbank: Lars E.O. Svensson leaves the Riksbank
(News/Press releases)

... lead to better target fulfilment for both inflation and unemployment. "I intend to leave the Riksbank when my current term expires, and I am hence not available for a renewed term. The reason is ...

6. Strong Swedish krona 'still historically weak'
(News/Economy)

...  half of 2014 after the surging krona brought inflation to standstill.   ...

7. Sweden leavs interest rate unchanged again
(News/Economy)

... per cent Bloomberg said Sweden’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a second meeting and delayed tightening to the second half of 2014 after the surging krona brought inflation ...

8. Sveriges Riksbank: Repo rate unchanged at 1.0 per cent
(News/Press releases)

Growth prospects are gradually brightening, but at the same time the forecast is that it will now take longer before inflation attains the target of 2 per cent. The repo rate needs to remain at a low level ...

9. Rate cuts should help boost labor market
(News/Economy)

The krona’s appreciation risks hampering the Swedish central bank’s efforts to keep inflation around its 2 percent target, Deputy Governor Karolina Ekholm said, according to Bloomberg. She told reporters ...

10. Rebound for Swedish companies in China
(News/Economy)

... four out of ten companies calculate with a salary increase of 9-10 per cent or more - a rate well above the 2 per cent annual inflation level in China in January. "The competition for competence is fierce, ...

11. Sveriges Riksbank: Minutes of monetary policy meeting, February 2013
(News/Press releases)

... is weak and that inflationary pressures are low. New information supports the picture presented in the December Monetary Policy Update that GDP fell in the fourth quarter of last year, but indicates that ...

12. Sveriges Riksbank: Repo rate unchanged at 1.0 per cent
(News/Press releases)

Growth in the Swedish economy is still weak and inflationary pressures are low. But there are some positive signs pointing towards stabilisation and strengthening in economic activity over the year. Developments ...

13. 'Global growth has bottomed out'
(News/Economy)

... will push down the rate of pay increases. OECD inflation will remain stable at 1-2 per cent, even though the balance sheets of central banks will continue to grow during 2013.   "The spotlight will fall ...

14. Andra AP-fonden: Strong net result - Second AP Fund clearly exceeds targeted long-term return
(News/Press releases)

... annual return of 7.6 percent. Adjusted for inflation, this corresponds to an annual real return of 6.2 percent, as compared to the Fund's long-term targeted average of 5 percent. "At the close ...

15. US and EU politicians are 'flirting with disaster'
(News/Politics)

... annual inflation decreased to 3.1% but was slightly above our forecast. Lithuania did not formally apply to join the EMU. 
     •    We have lowered our GDP growth forecast for 2013 and 2014 to 4.0% in ...

16. Sveriges Riksbank: Minutes of the monetary policy meeting held on 17 December 2012
(News/Press releases)

... GDP is therefore expected to increase at a slower pace and unemployment to rise slightly more than was assumed in October. At the same time, inflationary pressures are expected to be lower. Given the ...

17. Sveriges Riksbank: Repo rate cut 0.25 percentage points to 1.0 per cent
(News/Press releases)

The weak developments in the euro area are clearly affecting the Swedish economy, which is now slowing down. Household consumption is weak, unemployment is rising and inflationary pressures are low. The ...

18. Nordea: Economic Outlook: The Nordics slow down but still considered safe haven
(News/Press releases)

... labour will prevent major capacity problems and wage growth will stay at the current level. Inflation should remain well below target and Norges Bank will therefore take a cautious rate setting approach. ...

19. Swedish krona dives after bank warning
(News/Economy)

... next month and further to 0.75 percent in February in amove to combat unemployment. "Because of low resource utilisation and inflation prospects, the Riksbank will lower its key interest rate in December ...

20. 'Global economic crisis refuses to go away'
(News/Economy)

... euro zone crisis. Low resource utilisation will push down the rate of pay increases in the OECD countries. Because of this, OECD inflation will remain stable at a low 1-2 per cent, despite "money printing" ...