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Press releases
The energy crisis has hit the European economy hard, and the risk of a recession in the Euro area is real. Inflation has reached the highest level since the early 1980s, and central banks seem determined to fight it through aggressive monetary policy, says Helge Pedersen, Nordea Group Chief Economist.
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Podcast
Retail sales have been migrating online from stores for years. The pandemic gave a big boost to this migration, which has now eased off. In this Nordea On Your Mind podcast, Johan Trocmé and Viktor Sonebäck talk about what will come next, how the online share of retail sales could resume its structural growth trend, with demographics as a key driver.
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Meet our talents
What's it like to work on a huge trading floor at Nordea? What kind of people work there, and what do they actually do? It all became clear for our curious visitors as we opened the doors to our trading floor, offering them the rare opportunity to learn, see and feel for themselves – and give them answers to all their questions. It was a success – a great day, for our guests and for us.
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Podcast
In this Nordea On Your Mind podcast, Johan Trocmé and Viktor Sonebäck talk about how this will affect corporate borrowers, and how they can prepare.
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Economic Outlook
The tight labour market, record-high demand for workers and recent inflation spike suggest that wage growth will be higher going forward. We revise up our wage forecast, and the Riksbank faces new challenges.
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Economic Outlook
Russia’s attack against Ukraine will slow down economic growth in Finland this year. A strong labour market, the lifting of restrictions and the savings accumulated by households during the Covid pandemic will underpin growth in the service sector.
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Economic Outlook
Export prices in Finland have kept up with rapidly rising import prices, keeping the country’s terms of trade unchanged. Zero-emission electricity generation is becoming a source of competitive advantage in manufacturing, which supports investment growth.
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Economic Outlook
The Swedish economy is currently stronger than it has been for many years. However, the economy is entering a phase of subdued growth as high inflation and rapid rate hikes are slowing activity.
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Economic Outlook
The Russian assault on Ukraine, very high inflation and China’s lockdowns imply a high degree of uncertainty in the global economy and take the growth forecasts somewhat lower for 2022.
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Podcast
Global green energy transition was already urgent, and then came war in Ukraine, making it necessary for Europe to end its dependence on Russian energy imports. Massive investments will be needed, and in this Nordea On Your Mind podcast Johan Trocmé and Viktor Sonebäck talk about project finance – a potentially crucial tool to help fund the green transition.
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Insights
Get an overview of Nordea analysts' latest research and insights on the economic and financial market impact of what's happening in Ukraine.
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Markets and investment
Nordea Asset Management (NAM) has decided to exclude all Russian investments, including government bonds, equities and bonds.
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