![As US Dollar Weakens, Emerging-Market Currencies Are Back Up After Wild Year](/i/c/ce659169-8614-e6f3-8913-28c95d041639.webp)
As US Dollar Weakens, Emerging-Market Currencies Are Back Up After Wild Year
Nearing the end of a tumultuous year for assets in developing countries, a key index of emerging-market currencies
2023-11-21 10:55
![Europe’s Banks to Focus on Cost Cuts as Rates-Driven Boom Fades](/i/c/0fcc0db0-8c47-e5c2-3edc-0a6b752b49bc.webp)
Europe’s Banks to Focus on Cost Cuts as Rates-Driven Boom Fades
European lenders are set to focus more on cost savings in 2024, as benefits from rising interest rates
2023-11-17 18:55
![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 14:18
![Singapore Dollar’s Heydays Seen Numbered as Exports Lose Steam](/i/c/a1778f4a-3276-34ee-f863-30acf8c342fc.webp)
Singapore Dollar’s Heydays Seen Numbered as Exports Lose Steam
The Singapore dollar has held up fairly well against the stronger greenback this year but its resilience may
2023-10-09 08:52
![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 18:26
![Sweden’s Economic Forecast Cut at SEB as Households Squeezed](/i/c/22f3b186-d7fd-96f1-4b59-e56642057df7.webp)
Sweden’s Economic Forecast Cut at SEB as Households Squeezed
The outlook for Sweden’s economy has deteriorated with spending by households set to be a determining factor in
2023-08-29 14:46
![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 18:15
![Sweden’s SBB Weighs IPO of $3.4 Billion Residential Unit](/i/c/00fac8b1-c604-768e-815a-87d175b910e8.webp)
Sweden’s SBB Weighs IPO of $3.4 Billion Residential Unit
SBB, the embattled developer at the center of Sweden’s property crisis, is considering carving out its entire residential
2023-08-04 17:55
![Dawn of Interest-Rate Pivots Unlocks Risk in EM’s Standout Trade](/i/c/70b86d21-ceee-5a3c-0c5a-e9d51859577c.webp)
Dawn of Interest-Rate Pivots Unlocks Risk in EM’s Standout Trade
One of the year’s top fixed-income trades is facing a critical juncture in Latin America as bond investors
2023-07-30 20:22
![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 13:28
![Swedes Show ‘Surprising’ Optimism Over Housing Market, SEB Says](/i/c/bdf31bbf-c3c6-3c92-1f12-d6990fde20ee.webp)
Swedes Show ‘Surprising’ Optimism Over Housing Market, SEB Says
Swedish households have become even more optimistic about prospects for the country’s housing market, according to a survey
2023-07-10 13:56
![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 16:19