Europe Economics Update Swedish Riksbank hikes rates and signals more to come The Swedish Riksbank once again raised interest rates and reiterated that it expects more to come. While we expect further hikes in the short term, we think that the pace of monetary tightening will... 6th July 2011 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Swedish Riksbank hikes rates and signals more to come The Swedish Riksbank once again raised interest rates and reiterated that it expects more to come.While we expect further hikes in the short term, we think that the pace of monetary tightening willbe... 5th July 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Nordic investment market attractive, but difficult to enter The strength of the Norwegian and Swedish economies is consistent with reports that investment demand for commercial property in the Nordics among international funds is on the up. However, high... 30th June 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swedish GDP (Q1) Q1’s GDP figures confirmed that Sweden’s impressive recovery continued at the start of this year and will ensure that the Riksbank will continue to raise interest rates at a faster pace than other... 27th May 2011 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Data Response Swedish GDP (Q1 11) Q1’s GDP figures confirmed that Sweden’s impressive recovery continued at the start of this year and will ensure that the Riksbank will continue to raise interest rates at a faster pace than other... 27th May 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Danish investment market to continue lagging Scandinavian recovery Given the weaker prospects for economic and rental growth in Denmark relative to Norway and Sweden, as well as the fact that commercial property in Copenhagen looks fairly pricey, the Danish property... 16th March 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swiss & Swedish GDP (Q4) Q4’s Swiss and Swedish GDP releases confirmed that some of the European economies outside the euro-zone are expanding at a healthy pace. But strong currencies will ensure that the external sectors... 1st March 2011 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Swedish Riksbank becoming more hawkish As expected, the Swedish Riksbank responded to the economy’s ongoing robust revival by raising interest rates and revising up its interest rate forecast. Nonetheless, we still think that weaker than... 15th February 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Swedish Riksbank becoming more hawkish As expected, the Swedish Riksbank responded to the economy’s ongoing robust revival by raising interest rates and revising up its interest rate forecast. Nonetheless, we still think that weaker than... 15th February 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Has Swedish industrial yield outperformance run its course? The relative strength of Swedish economic growth in 2010 has helped to push industrial property yields in Stockholm below those in Copenhagen. Although almost unprecedented, with the Swedish economy... 5th January 2011 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Swedish Riksbank signals more rate hikes to come The Swedish Riksbank responded to the recent strong economic data by raising interest rates today for the fourth time since July. But while further rate hikes are inevitable, we expect monetary policy... 15th December 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Swedish Riksbank signals more rate hikes to come The Swedish Riksbank responded to the recent strong economic data by raising interest rates today for the fourth time since July. But while further rate hikes are inevitable, we expect monetary policy... 15th December 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Will a strong krona derail the recovery in Swedish industrial rents? The recent strength of the Swedish krona has not prevented a modest recovery in industrial rents. Yet, further appreciation looks imminent and the growth outlook in Sweden’s key export markets is weak... 29th November 2010 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Swedish Riksbank hikes rates and signals more to come Despite the krona’s recent strength, the Swedish Riksbank raised interest rates for the third time in four months. Although further hikes are inevitable, we expect the pace of tightening to ease... 26th October 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Swedish Riksbank hikes rates and signals more to come Despite the krona’s recent strength, the Swedish Riksbank raised interest rates for the third time in four months. Although further hikes are inevitable, we expect the pace of tightening to ease... 26th October 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Interest rate rises unlikely to dampen Swedish property recovery The latest rise in Swedish interest rates may raise concerns that the nascent commercial property market recovery could slow. But that seems unlikely. For one thing, interest rates are still very low... 8th September 2010 · 1 min read
