Monthly Comments

The year ended with rising stock markets. The Nasdaq Stockholm was at the top while the SEK remained weak. The news flow has been dominated by the spread of Omicron and...

After quite positive performance during October, mainly driven by the reporting season, financial markets turned into negative territory during November. The spread of Covid-19 has risen significantly in Europe during the autumn and Omikron...

Focus on inflation and rising interest rates dominated the news flow in October together with the company reports for the third quarter. The oil price continued to rise and traded at levels not seen since 2018 for the Brent and 2014 for WTI.

In September, the financial markets became increasingly nervous. The SAX index in Sweden lost just over 6%, the stock exchanges in Europe and the USA were also down - the S&P 500, for example, was down just over 5%.

In July, markets have focused on the spread of the delta variant of Covid-19. However, the number of people in need of intensive care remains low, which indicates that the vaccinations are effective. Instead, the reporting period for the second quarter has dictated the mood of financial markets.