While global markets remain cautious, analysts at ING expect SEK to remain under pressure from the domestic channel.
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“Investors will also start factoring in the upcoming general election on 9 September. Polls suggest the likely outcome is a hung parliament and record support for the far-right, anti-EU Sweden Democrats.”
“A messy election and potentially lengthy negotiations to form a new government mean political uncertainty and could easily become another negative factor for SEK over the coming months.”
“If global sentiment remains poor, we could easily see EUR/SEK rising towards 10.55-10.60 on back of both negative domestic and geopolitical stories.”