Introduction Recent data from Sweden’s statistics office show that households’ debt to GDP ratio is decreasing, while household cash assets in their bank accounts have increased in the first quarter of 2023. At first, this paints a more optimistic picture of households in Sweden, but a closer look at the…

Introduction As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and adjusts to the new economic and financial uncertainties inflicted on it by rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine, China’s attractiveness as a destination for investment flows continues to grow. This is essential for two reasons; firstly, China will…

Introduction In recent months, there has been growing concern about the Chinese Renminbi overtaking the U.S. dollar. However, it is premature to assume that China will take over the U.S. dollar for a few reasons. International foreign exchange reserves are changing, but they are changing slowly. Secondly, China is only…

Introduction Japan’s National Security Strategy ( released in December 2022) defines economic security as ensuring Japan’s economic and security interests via targeted financial measures. Japan’s government prioritizes controls over technology, supply chain resilience, and critical infrastructure protection. The fourth area is the development of standards designed to prevent and counter…

What you should know? Credit Suisse is exercising the option to borrow up to CHF 50 billion from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) under a Covered Loan Facility and a short-term liquidity facility, which are fully collateralized by high-quality assets. …

Introduction When President George W Bush hosted a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries in 2008, he apologized for the financial and economic fallout of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), and the United States accepted responsibility. …

-Central Banks will hike at a faste rpace than markets currently price. -Core inflation will stay elevated. -Consumer discretionary likelyt o outperform in the Swedish stock market Introduction Inflation continues to be the main worry of central banks worldwide. It appears to be a more serious worry for Nordic central…

Introduction On November 22, 2022, Tobias Billstrom, Swedish Secretary for Foreign Affairs, touched on Sweden’s application to join the North American Treaty Alliance with Finland. However, the Turkish parliament is currently refusing to endorse Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO, something that is unlikely to happen until several conditions are…

Introduction President Emmanuel Macron has presented his pension reform, and the second time may be the charm, but only with a fight from the working and middle class. Over the last decade, value-added tax has risen, and taxation on the top rate and capital gains(including investment incentives) have stalled at…