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Scandinavian Countries Positioned for Currency Rebound

July 14, 2009 1:58 pm by Greg Holden

News in Sweden has recently added the possibility of a rise in consumer confidence as the Riksbank has extended its 50 billion SEK bailout program by an additional 6 months in order to ease lending throughout the country. The program ...

Risk Aversion Pushed Scandinavian Currencies Down, but will it Last?

July 7, 2009 8:55 am by Greg Holden

Following Thursday's surprise announcement to cut Swedish interest rates to 0.25%, the SEK dropped moderately against the USD and EUR. The USD/SEK pair rose from 7.5440 to as high as 7.8733. Helping to push the value of the SEK lower ...

Risk Aversion and Commodities Put Downward Pressure on Kroners

June 30, 2009 12:53 pm by Greg Holden

In Scandinavian news this week we have a few factors to consider. First is the purchase of 4 billion Thai Baht by Sweden which has helped boost Sweden's market share and ability to conduct more long-term business in the South-Asian ...

NOK under Weight of Declining Oil Prices

June 23, 2009 9:55 am by Greg Holden

Norway appears to be an active market player for the forex world lately. With a recent discovery of a sizeable oil well in the northern Norwegian Sea, the price of the black gold remains a serious factor for the NOK. ...

Interest Rates and Bank Concerns Weigh on Scandinavian Currencies

June 16, 2009 11:46 am by Greg Holden

The recent meltdown in the Baltic States has continued to spread concern to the Scandinavian economies, especially as the central bank of Sweden is set to meet during the first week of July regarding short-term interest rates, and Norway will ...

Scandinavian Currency Analysis

May 26, 2009 10:47 am by Greg Holden

Primary news affecting the Scandinavian currencies these past weeks has been the movement of the major world currencies. This is nothing new for those traders who invest in the Swedish Krona, or the Danish and Norwegian Krone.