SPY•SEB raised its global growth forecasts to 3.2% for 2026 and 3.3% for 2027, while lowering Sweden’s 2027 forecast to 2.5% from 2.9%. It expects Sweden’s central bank to raise rates to 2.25% in March 2027 and hold them there through 2028.
SEB raised its global growth forecasts by 0.1 percentage point, to 3.2% for 2026 and 3.3% for 2027. It raised Sweden’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 3% from 2.7%, but cut its 2027 outlook to 2.5% from 2.9%. Higher energy prices and borrowing costs threaten household spending, while investment supports global growth. SEB expects the Riksbank to raise rates to 2.25% in March 2027 and hold that level through 2028.
