Sweden's jobless rate increased slightly in December after falling to a 4-month low in November, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on Friday.The unadjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in December from 8.2 percent in November. In the same month last year, the jobless rate was 8.0 percent.The number of unemployed increased to 476,800 persons in December from 470,400 persons in November...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.