Tag: interest
New week with several interest rate increases
On Wednesday, the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, is expected to raise its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.25 percent, according to economists’ average forecasts. In…
The interest rate shock causes more people to amortize
Fact: Turnaround in the mortgage market Mortgage repayments and repayments exceeded new lending in February this year. In March, there was some recovery, with mortgage growth of 2.8 percent, according…
The idea about the interest rate hike: I could be wrong
Today’s increase in the policy rate is the seventh in a row and it now stands at 3.5 percent. It is the highest level in 15 years. Riksbank Governor Erik…
The economist on the major banks’ interest profits: “Never earned so much”
On Wednesday it was Handelsbanken and SEB’s turn to show the cards. As expected, they earn significantly more from lending interest than they did a year ago. – The banks…
The Riksbank raises the key interest rate again – flags for a new increase this summer
Wednesday’s increase is 0.5 percentage points. The next increase is expected to be 0.25 percentage points and will come in June or September, according to the Riksbank’s forecast. The announcement…
The Riksbank doubles the interest rate
The Riksbank raises the key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to 3.50 percent. It is the highest level since October 2008. Another increase is expected in June or September,…
Economists disagree before the Riksbank’s interest rate announcement
On Wednesday, the Riksbank will issue a new interest rate statement, and leading economists disagree about which way the authority should go. Some believe that further increases are required to…
Taking advantage of the interest in pension reform, cybercriminals usurp the identity of Agirc-Arrco, the supplementary pension organization to trap victims by stealing their personal and banking data.
Taking advantage of the interest in pension reform, cybercriminals usurp the identity of Agirc-Arrco, the supplementary pension organization to trap victims by stealing their personal and banking data. As the…
Investments: how best to invest when interest rates rise?
For more than thirty years, savers have been fed lower interest rates, with the appearance of an extraordinary phenomenon: negative rates. This period is closed. “What led to a paradigm…
Inflation, rising interest rates… Investments: adapt to the new situation
Inflation, rising interest rates… Investments: adapt to the new situation – L’Expressdefault-output-block.skip-main After several decades of declining interest rates, the trend has reversed. The economic boom that accompanied the end…