https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden's record-low interest rate of -0.50 percent has been extended once again, the country's central bank announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180214/sweden-keeps-record-low-interest-rate-050 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:34:13 +0100 sweden-keeps-record-low-interest-rate-050 Sweden reached its inflation target for the first time in more than six years in July, which could spell a return to normalized monetary policy after years of negative interest rates. https://www.thelocal.se/20170815/sweden-hits-inflation-target-for-the-first-time-in-six-years Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:24:16 +0200 sweden-hits-inflation-target-for-the-first-time-in-six-years Sweden's record-low interest rate of -0.50 percent has been extended until mid 2018, and will not change early next year as previously intended, the country's central bank has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20170427/swedens-record-low-interest-rate-extended-until-mid-2018 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:45:54 +0200 swedens-record-low-interest-rate-extended-until-mid-2018 Sweden’s record-low interest rate of -0.50 percent will remain in place and it is more likely that it will be cut than raised in the short term, the country's central bank has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20161221/swedens-record-low-interest-rate-continues Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:57:21 +0100 swedens-record-low-interest-rate-continues Sweden's central bank has announced that the country's record-low interest rate of -0.50 percent will remain in place longer than previously planned, with the rate now not due to be changed until 2018. https://www.thelocal.se/20161027/sweden-to-keep-record-low-interest-rate-longer-than-expected Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:28:04 +0200 sweden-to-keep-record-low-interest-rate-longer-than-expected Sweden's central bank has announced that the country's record-low interest rate will remain unchanged at -0.50 percent, citing continued global uncertainty partly sparked by the Brexit vote. https://www.thelocal.se/20160907/sweden-keeps-record-low-interest-rate-brexit Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:06:04 +0200 sweden-keeps-record-low-interest-rate-brexit Sweden's central bank said on Tuesday it would not rule out cutting its key interest rate further while predicting the country's record intake of asylum seekers was set to give the economy a boost. https://www.thelocal.se/20151215/sweden-holds-fire-on-rates-as-economy-grows Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:38:17 +0100 sweden-holds-fire-on-rates-as-economy-grows UPDATED: Sweden's central bank (the Riksbank) is keeping its key interest rate, the repo, at a record low of -0.35 percent. https://www.thelocal.se/20150903/sweden-keeps-record-low-interest-rate Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:52:34 +0200 sweden-keeps-record-low-interest-rate Sweden's economy grew by 0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2015, and was up 2.5 percent on the same period a year ago, according to figures released on Friday. But Swedes still appear to be holding back from swiping their cards at the nation's tills. https://www.thelocal.se/20150529/spring-boost-for-swedens-growing-economy Fri, 29 May 2015 13:30:00 +0200 spring-boost-for-swedens-growing-economy UPDATED: Sweden's central bank (the Riksbank) has slashed its key interest rate, the repo, to new record negative levels just over a month after it announced a similar move. https://www.thelocal.se/20150318/sweden-cuts-interest-to-new-record-low Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:53:24 +0100 sweden-cuts-interest-to-new-record-low More Swedes are opting to lock down the interest rates on their mortgages, after several years where flexible loan rates have come to dominate the housing market. https://www.thelocal.se/20140402/interest-in-fixed-interest-rate-mortgages-rises-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:11:00 +0200 interest-in-fixed-interest-rate-mortgages-rises-2 Sweden's central bank said on Thursday it's leaving the benchmark interest rate, the repo rate, unchanged at one percent, but did adjust its interest rate forecast downward. https://www.thelocal.se/20131024/50976 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:53:00 +0200 50976 Citing a weak growth in the Swedish economy and low inflationary pressures, Sweden's central bank announced on Wednesday that the current repo rate of one percent will remain unchanged. https://www.thelocal.se/20130213/46168 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:33:00 +0100 46168 Sweden's slowing economy and dampened concerns about inflation prompted the Riksbank to cut the country's benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percent to 1.25 percent on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120906/43044 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:44:00 +0200 43044 Calls are mounting in Sweden for a review of the country's interbank lending system following revelations about alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate (Libor). https://www.thelocal.se/20120716/42058 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:20:00 +0200 42058 Sweden's central bank is holding the country's benchmark interest rate steady at 1.5 percent, the Riksbank announced on Wednesday, saying the Swedish economy was showing some "positive signs". https://www.thelocal.se/20120418/40328 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:58:00 +0200 40328 The Riksbank cut Sweden's benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 1.5 percent on Thursday, as slower growth in the euro area took its toll on Sweden's economic prospects. https://www.thelocal.se/20120216/39144 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:02:00 +0100 39144 Sweden's central bank cut the country's benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percent on Tuesday, at the same time signaling the rate would remain low throughout 2012. https://www.thelocal.se/20111220/38044 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:40:00 +0100 38044 Sweden's Riksbank announced on Wednesday that they have decided to hold the country's main interest rate unchanged at 2 percent and to postpone future increases. https://www.thelocal.se/20110907/35998 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:01:00 +0200 35998 Sweden's inflation rate rose at a higher clip in January than the previous month, partly due to rising housing costs. https://www.thelocal.se/20110217/32108 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:48:00 +0100 32108