Swedish slowdown fuels hopes for rate cut

Sweden’s central bank brought forward its next policy board meeting by two weeks to 3 December 2008, fuelling expectations of a sizeable interest rate cut to try to dull the growing impact of the global downturn on its export based economy.

ESO: Background information: Swedish economy in recession http://www.europeansources.info/record/swedish-economy-in-recession/

Riksbank: Press Release, 1.12.08: Monetary policy meeting brought forward http://www.riksbank.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=29805

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