Swedish Business Confidence (Jan) 106.4 (Prev. 107.4)

The drop in Swedish business confidence from 107.4 to 106.4 indicates a declining sentiment among businesses, which might suggest caution going forward.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 29 Jan 2026, 08:20 UTCOn the live feed at 08:00 UTC — 7 more headlines followed before this page went public

Newsquawk headlinesUTC

08:04

South Korea to issue KRW 18.0tln in government bonds in February

08:04

[MARKET UPDATE] German heavyweight SAP (SAP GY) falls 11% as Cloud metrics disappointed; DAX futures moved lower in recent trade; Note: SAP holds a 12.5% weighting in the DAX 40 and 3.6% in the Euro Stoxx 50

08:00

Swedish Business Confidence (Jan) 106.4 (Prev. 107.4)

07:59

China's MOFCOM spokesperson, when asked about a potential round of US-China trade talks, says China is willing to work with the US side to jointly uphold and implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, Global Times reports

07:54

Turkey says it has foiled an Iranian intelligence plot at US' Incirlik base

Open the platform and use it. The whole workspace is free to try, with no signup and no card. When you want the headlines arriving live instead of on a delay, Newsquawk Pro is £24.99 for 7 days.

Try the platform free

Free. No signup, no card.

Context

This could be a signal of potential economic slowdown, impacting policy considerations relating to growth and inflation. Traders may want to monitor related sectors and future economic data for broader implications in Sweden and the EU context.

Macro · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

MACRO/20 Aug · 01:30 UTC

Australian Employment Change (Jul) -15.8K vs. Exp. 15K (Prev. 76.3K)

Market, after we published−0.3%

AUD/USD immediately moved lower by 22 pips to 0.7103 from 0.7125.

FX/9 Sept · 15:01 UTC

US Treasury Buyback: Treasury to buy back a maximum of USD 6bln in 10-20year Treasuries on Thursday (vs guidance for at least USD 4bln).

USD/JPY, after we published+0.4%

ENERGY/8 Sept · 19:50 UTC

Iran launched an attack against US Navy ships on Monday that the US military has yet to acknowledge, WSJ reports, citing US officials.

Brent crude, after we published+0.8%

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

Newsquawk Daily

Get both market opens in your inbox.

This note and the other one — the EU open and the US open, every business day, written by the desk. No account needed.

Related headlines

The whole workspace, free to try.

© 2026 Newsquawk. All rights reserved.