• ‘Springtime for equities’

“Exports are expected to pick up in the second half of 2013 when growth in Swedish export markets is projected to resume”.

Ingves: “This is an appropriate level of the krona exchange rate”.

Swedish bank SEB said in its Nordic Outlook that the global growth has bottomed out and the world are headed for a slows recovery.

• Sweden aims to go gender-neutral‎
• The U.K. learning about equality in Stockholm

Retail sales grew an annual 2.5 percent in December.

Slowing exports is forcing Swedish companies to cut jobs.

“…the weak developments abroad and the distrust linked to the political crisis have gnawed their way into the Swedish economy”.

“The good thing – it is not too late for politicians to make a difference!”

“The focus will be on balancing credit and budget austerity with reforms that lead to stronger growth”, Swedbank said.

Increased likelihood that the central bank will lower interest rates.

Swedbank: Unemployment will rise this winter.

“Putting money into stock markets will make more and more sense if there is a greater focus on the recovery”, SEB said in its latest investment outlook.

• Sweden’s top four banks downgraded by S&P;

Riksbank is likely to lower the country’s repo rate to 1 percent.

• Bank report: ‘Global economic crisis refuses to go away’
• Sweden’s top four banks downgraded by S&P;

SEB Nordic Outlook: A divergent world economy in great need of support and political resolve.

Swedish bank: Monetary policy is becoming more expansive in emerging markets as inflation and demand slow.