Niclas Rolander

Sweden’s battered housing market is coping better with the rising borrowing costs than shown by data from the central bank and the statistics office, according to a realtor lobby.

Swedish home construction is likely to plummet in the wake of falling housing prices, weighing heavily on the Nordic country’s economy, Nordea Bank Abp said in an outlook report.

A series of coordinated cyberattacks intended to jeopardize the Nordic country’s chances of joining NATO have been disrupting its biggest institutions

Swedish underlying inflation eased further from its fastest pace in three decades, as moderating food prices brought relief to the country’s central bank which is planning to dial back the pace of tightening.

Sweden’s government is set to table a proposal on Tuesday that will allow the Nordic nation to veto foreign investments, a move intended to strengthen national security that the country’s business lobby fears will also add unnecessary red tape.

European allies aim to finalize plans as soon as June to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, Denmark’s acting defense minister said, after the US gave its support.

Lending to Swedish households slowed for a twelfth consecutive month, as fewer homes trade hands at lower values, and interest rates continue to rise.

The weakness of the Swedish krona may become a serious problem and a further weakening would have a direct effect on the Riksbank’s monetary policy decisions, Deputy Governor Per Jansson said.

Sweden is hoping its plans to become the 32nd member of NATO will get back on track on Thursday when its strictest terror laws to date enter into force.

Die schwedischen Immobilienpreise sind im Mai weiter gesunken und setzten damit den Abwärtstrend fort, der seit über einem Jahr fast ungebrochen anhält. Steigende Inflation und Zinsanhebungen der Riksbank setzen dem Markt zu und sind zum Sinnbild für eine globale Entwicklung geworden.