Just a day after Sweden's central bank raised the country's key interest rate to 2 percent, banks are starting to follow..
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New figures from Statistics Sweden show that mortgage rates rose last month on all fixed-term mortgages, the same month the central bank cut the key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.75 percent.
Fixed-rate mortgages in Sweden have risen sharply over the past month, according to a compilation of average bank rates.
An increasing number of Swedish households are considering fixing their variable-rate mortgages, according to banking giant SEB's latest Housing Price Indicator.
Variable mortgage rates held steady in Sweden in May, while some longer-term fixed rates dipped slightly, a new roundup reveals.
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has cut the country's key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.75 percent, with the bank's director adding that there will be no further cuts.
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, lowered the country's key interest rate to 2 percent back on June 18th. The next interest rate announcement is scheduled for Tuesday August 19th. How likely is it that the bank will c…
Sweden's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate for the first time since February in an effort to boost a weak economy, as it cited risks linked to trade tensions and the escalating conflict in the Middle Ea…
Swedish major banks have surged up this year's ranking of the world's 50 safest commercial banks.
Sweden's parliament is not scheduled to debate plans to hike the minimum salary for a work permit to 90 percent of the median salary until March at the earliest, according to a calendar for 2026.
Differing interest rates between Sweden's banks mean that mortgage holders could save thousands of kronor per year by switching banks or negotiating a new rate.
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