![Riksbank Keeps Interest Rates on Hold in Surprise Move](/i/c/0be9f32d-428d-b38b-0cc6-6ca6c5b72ed3.webp)
Riksbank Keeps Interest Rates on Hold in Surprise Move
The Riksbank paused its tightening campaign, refraining from inflicting a ninth increase in borrowing costs on an increasingly
2023-11-23 19:45
![Nordic Banks Face Latvian Hit From Planned Mortgage Rate Cut](/i/c/dc40fab6-de3c-bd32-db2d-190592317f5e.webp)
Nordic Banks Face Latvian Hit From Planned Mortgage Rate Cut
Latvia’s parliament is poised to pass legislation that would slash mortgage interest rates for one year and leave
2023-11-09 22:46
![SEB’s Third-Quarter Earnings Show Boon From Rates Begins to Ease](/i/c/da97ed17-dbaa-854b-6787-85016dfd7ed8.webp)
SEB’s Third-Quarter Earnings Show Boon From Rates Begins to Ease
SEB AB, the largest Swedish bank by market capitalization, posted a third-quarter net interest income that matched analysts’
2023-10-25 14:23
![Sweden Bank Shares Gain as Windfall Tax Proposal Blocked](/i/c/9b47ea32-3a3d-dc9e-b3ce-c39494c66415.webp)
Sweden Bank Shares Gain as Windfall Tax Proposal Blocked
The second biggest party in Sweden’s parliament has effectively blocked a proposal by the Social Democrats to impose
2023-10-04 18:28
![Riksbank Hikes Swedish Rate With Door Kept Open to Act Again](/i/c/4930e24b-58b8-35c8-78c8-a1263cc9cd33.webp)
Riksbank Hikes Swedish Rate With Door Kept Open to Act Again
Sweden’s Riksbank raised borrowing costs by a quarter point and signaled an intensified response to stubborn inflation that
2023-09-21 17:55
![Sweden Bets It Can Isolate Real Estate Risks to Troubled SBB](/i/c/5ea805d8-54a8-0c4a-a46a-d53d1abf8575.webp)
Sweden Bets It Can Isolate Real Estate Risks to Troubled SBB
Sweden’s real estate crisis is raising echoes of a crash in the 1990s that sparked a full-blown financial
2023-08-25 12:56
![Sweden’s Recession Seen Lasting Longer With Households Pressured](/i/c/e8c4d32f-058f-d500-ff6a-d341a2a6c087.webp)
Sweden’s Recession Seen Lasting Longer With Households Pressured
Sweden’s economy is facing two years of contraction — more than previously thought — as rising costs force
2023-08-23 14:45
![Latvian Finance Ministry Seeks to Impose 20% Annual Bank Tax](/i/c/d52aae0d-d9a9-d7b2-8c8a-f0fec587d20c.webp)
Latvian Finance Ministry Seeks to Impose 20% Annual Bank Tax
Latvia may raise about €140 million ($153 million) in additional tax revenue next year under a proposal that
2023-08-14 18:23
![Danske Bank’s Earnings Beat Estimates on Lending, Trading](/i/c/e9fe2986-27f3-60d1-4ebc-81e5348155ff.webp)
Danske Bank’s Earnings Beat Estimates on Lending, Trading
Danske Bank A/S, Denmark’s largest lender, posted second-quarter net interest income which beat analyst estimates, supported by both
2023-07-21 14:23
![Swedbank Second-Quarter Profit Tops Estimates on Rates Tailwind](/i/c/e1e81d19-68a5-4513-7069-edcf81c16e14.webp)
Swedbank Second-Quarter Profit Tops Estimates on Rates Tailwind
Swedbank AB delivered better-than-expected income from lending activities in the second quarter, joining peer Nordea Bank Abp in
2023-07-18 13:29
![Swedish Real Estate Woes Pile Rating Pressure on Handelsbanken](/i/c/89563d21-ea79-bb71-217a-c529f37d67d0.webp)
Swedish Real Estate Woes Pile Rating Pressure on Handelsbanken
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Sweden’s third biggest bank by market value, may see its public credit rating lowered if
2023-07-08 16:23
![Swedish Banks Can Withstand Real Estate Collapse, SEB Says](/i/c/4f2c3cee-ecfb-cc1b-a05b-22d5a3ca81d1.webp)
Swedish Banks Can Withstand Real Estate Collapse, SEB Says
Sweden’s largest bank says the nation’s lenders are strong enough to support the turbulent property markets, even as
2023-07-07 12:22