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- Urgency level L3 Important NewsBanking & Financial Stability
Sweden orders additional SEK 10 billion SEB capital requirement over credit-risk model deficiencies
Sweden's Finansinspektionen on October 14 imposed a further roughly SEK 10 billion common-equity Tier 1 capital add-on on SEB after finding wider deficiencies in its corporate-credit risk models. Combined model-related add-ons now total about SEK 20 billion and new exposure floors apply from December 31, 2026. The decision is supervisory remediation, not a finding that SEB is insolvent.
- Urgency level L2 DowngradedCentral Banks & Monetary Policy
Riksbank Holds at 1.75% but Signals Rate Hikes Will Begin This Year
Sweden's Riksbank held its policy rate at 1.75% but materially shifted its forward path, saying rate increases are expected to begin this year if the outlook holds and projecting substantially higher rates through 2027-2029 than in June.