Inflation in Sweden jumped to 2.2 percent in January, in a surprise jump that dampens hopes of interest rate cuts in the near future..
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A new report predicts that Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, could cut the country's key interest rate as early as next month.
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Inflation rose to 3.3 percent in August according to preliminary figures, but underlying inflation dropped. What does that mean for the likelihood the Riksbank central bank will raise the interest rate later this month?
Sweden's central bank has left the underlying interest rate unchanged at 2 percent, citing unexpectedly high inflation figures in June and July, but it said it still sees "a certain likelihood" of a further rate reductio…
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Sweden's Social Democrats and Moderates are set to present their government proposals to the Centre Party today, in a last-ditch attempt to win them over to their side.
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Drivers told to leave their car at home after heavy snowfall continues in parts of northern Sweden – and Sweden Democrat MP resigns after sexual misconduct allegations. Here's the latest news.
A bitter blame game has erupted between leading Left Party and Centre Party MPs, with each accusing the other of squandering a chance to stop unfair deportations by blocking a Magdalena Andersson government.
Drivers in parts of northern Sweden are being warned to leave their car at home, after heavy snowfall continued overnight.
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The Centre Party has hit back at the Left Party's ultimatum by throwing down its own gauntlet – giving it a deadline to announce whether it is willing to drop its demand for cabinet seats.
Several British travellers have told how they were incorrectly accused of overstaying their 90-day allowance due to the chaotic introduction of the EU's new EES biometric border checks.