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Baby Boomers' Shopping Habits Cost the US Economy 1.2% of GDP, New Study Reveals

A study by Sveriges Riksbank reveals that middle-aged consumers' shopping habits, driven by baby boomers, weakened competition, reducing US real GDP by up to 1.2% at its peak.

International Business Times UK · Aug 16

Could global tensions finally see Sweden warming towards the euro?

Sweden has been part of the European Union for 30 years, yet it is one of the few EU countries that has kept its own currency, the krona. Legally, Sweden is expected to join the euro one day but in reality, that day keeps being pushed into the future.

The Conversation · Feb 26

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt win 2025 Nobel Prize for Economics

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt win Nobel Prize for Economics 'for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction'.

Euronews · Oct 13, 2025

Sweden's central bank kicks off week of interest rate hikes

Sweden's Riksbank has kicked off what's expected to be a series of interest rate hikes around the world, as central banks struggle to curb inflation. The 100 basis point hike is Sweden's biggest in three decades, in response to a cost-of-living crisis that's affecting households and businesses. Also in the…

France 24 · Sep 20, 2022

EUR/SEK: Looking For More From The Riksbank

What can the Riksbank do to really shake things up for EUR/SEK? It could raise interest rates by less than 50 bps on Thursday, which would likely see EUR/SEK rise dramatically, but that seems unlikely. All 16 economists recently polled by Reuters expect the Swedish central bank to raise interest…

Benzinga · Jun 27, 2022

Is The Krona A New Safe-Haven Currency?

The Swedish krona is among the major currencies that are susceptible to the latest developments in East Europe alongside the Euro, and both have been a basis for market sentiment surrounding the conflict on markets and economies.

Benzinga · Apr 7, 2022