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Today in Sweden: A Roundup of the Latest News on Wednesday
Sweden's CPIF inflation rate rose to 1.5 percent in September, according to preliminary figures from Statistics Sweden, marking a shift in the country's price pressures.
The Riksbank monitors a two percent inflation target using the CPIF measure, which strips out mortgage interest rate impacts; overall CPI inflation climbed from 0.3 in August to 1.1 percent.
Cold air from Finland is expected to bring snow to Dalarna and Värmland this week, as SMHI warned of the season's first significant snowfall. Sweden defines 'autumn' as temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius.
The Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, and Green Party reached an emergency agreement to halt teenage deportations, marking their first policy consensus since gaining a parliamentary majority after the election.
Green Party parliamentary group leader Annika Hirvonen said the parties submitted a joint committee initiative to establish a 'safety valve' stopping deportations for those aged 18 to 21, with cooperation described as 'constructive.
Inflation rose sharply in September. DN's economics reporter Hasse Eriksson answers three questions about how this affects mortgage rates and what happens now.