The Riksbank sold $390 million and no euros in the first week of hedging. If they maintain that pace the dollar part of the program will be done in about five months.

Europe’s great housing crisis is only getting started bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Laura Malsch niclas rolander

Global rate-hike marathon may keep going in the Nordics bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via niclas rolander Craig Stirling

Riksbank keeps interest rates on hold, surprising a majority of economists bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via niclas rolander

Swedish homeowners increasingly see house prices recovering bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via niclas rolander

Sweden says rate peak not enough to avoid an extended downturn bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via niclas rolander

Sweden’s Riksbank may need to reconsider rate path, Jansson says bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via niclas rolander

Turkey's parliament set to vote on Sweden's NATO bid this week, senior govt official tells Bloomberg Fırat Kozok Selcan Hacaoglu bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Turkey's parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Computer systems of #Swedish government agencies made inoperable by an attack on a Tietoevry data center may be down for weeks, the country’s civil defense minister says bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by niclas rolander

The Swedish Riksbank could start a pivot toward interest-rate cuts tomorrow bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Riksbank takes its first step toward easing as inflation risks abate bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kristersson's polite rebuff to Orban; Let's meet once you have approved us joining NATO bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Swedish home prices resume climb in the first month of the year bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via niclas rolander

Orban's Fidesz lawmakers won't allow a vote on Sweden’s NATO membership until PM Kristersson visits Budapest and meets Orban, ATV reports

#Sweden’s entry into #NATO can help solve a critical problem for military planners mapping out defenses against a potential Russian attack bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by Natalia Drozdiak niclas rolander Leo Laikola

#Sweden says it has to be ready if Russia's war in Ukraine expands, and upgrading energy infrastructure is a top priority bloomberg.com/news/features/… by Lars Paulsson niclas rolander

#Sweden’s economy posted a fourth consecutive quarter of contraction as interest-rate cuts that could spur activity in the largest Nordic nation are yet to materialize bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by niclas rolander

Shame on every Republican (Marco Rubio included) whose views on #Russia are well-known & long-standing, who stay silent as #Trump & #Vance ride roughshod across every norm, every value & every strategic principle the U.S. has stood for.

Trump and Vance have declared themselves to be on Russia's side in the Russo-Ukraine war.  This is a catastrophic mistake for America's national security.  And let's be clear:  Trump and Vance now personally own that policy.  It is not the view of a majority of Americans of