Markets and investment

Follow our expert insights about how the markets and inflation develop in the Nordics and globally.

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Podcast

Time to reconsider the euro in the Nordic countries?

For those who prefer easy listening to reading NOYM reports, Johan Trocmé and Viktor Sonebäck talk through the experience with the euro in the Nordic countries since it was introduced in 1999. Will Finland keep it? Could it be introduced in Denmark, Sweden or Norway in the future?

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Economic Outlook

Growth pause for the Danish economy

After several years of high growth, Danish economic activity has slowed down. The dampening is expected to be relatively mild and soon to be replaced by renewed progress during this year.

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Sustainability

Fastest growth rate for renewable energy in two decades

The International Energy Agency, IEA, has just published a report on the production of renewable energy which shows strong growth in capacity in 2023 and quite a positive outlook towards 2028. Nordea’s Head of Climate & Environment, Peter Sandahl, comments on the report.

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Economic Outlook

Swedish economic outlook: Thicker ice

Sweden will see weak economic growth in the near term. Inflation will likely normalise and interest rates go down this year, which will provide support and lower the risks of a deep recession. However, the interest rate level will stay higher than before the pandemic.

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Economic Outlook

Global economic outlook: Turning point

Central banks will be reversing their monetary policies and start cutting rates in the coming months. The weak economic outlook and resultant declining price pressure trend are the biggest reasons for the turnaround.

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Economic Outlook

Handbrake on for the Finnish economy

High interest rates have sent the Finnish economy into a recession. The outlook for the first half of the year is unfavourable for private consumption, construction and exports alike.

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Economic Outlook

Finland in search of lost productivity

Finland is in desperate need of investments in education, research and development in order to boost productivity growth, which has stalled for the past 15 years, to being on par with peer countries.

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Economy

Chief Economist's Corner: A challenging year lies ahead

Developments in the world economy and the financial markets in 2023 were fortunately much better than feared. Now a new year awaits us, which already promises to be very challenging, according to Nordea Group Chief Economist Helge Pedersen.

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Markets and investment

Meet our chief economists – with a finger on the economic pulse

Where are the Nordic economies headed? What can we expect from markets? The job as a chief economist is about being able to analyse and interpret economic data and trends, combining it all into an outlook.

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Podcast

AI taking over our jobs? Don’t panic

The Nordea On Your Mind team takes a deep dive into generative AI in their latest podcast and discusses how generative AI could affect the Scandinavian labour market in the years ahead.

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Corporate insights

Treasurers return to the role of risk manager

“Brave new world” is the title of Nordea’s 2023 Treasury Survey, reflecting a new paradigm of inflation, higher interest rates and geopolitical risks. How are treasurers responding to the changed risk landscape?

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Podcast

Hitting targets in a more volatile world

The Nordea On Your Mind team takes a deep dive into financial targets in their latest podcast.

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