Norges Bank reduces the policy rate by 0.75 percentage point to 0.25 percent
At an extraordinary meeting on 19 March, Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee unanimously decided to reduce the policy rate by 0.75 percentage…
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Norges Bank reduces the policy rate, provides liquidity and advises the Ministry of Finance to reduce the countercyclical capital buffer
Norway is contending with the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19). The most important measures to address the consequences of the outbreak are those that limit contagion…
Policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent
The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent. The Committee’s current assessment of the outlook…
Policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent. Since September 2018, the policy rate has been raised gradually….
Policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent. In Monetary Policy Report 3/19, which was published on 19…
Policy rate raised to 1.50 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to raise the policy rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.50 percent. Over the past year, the policy rate…
Norges Bank wants the oil fund to own more in the US
The Government Pension Global Fund (the oil fund) should invest more in American equities and less in European than it does today, Norges Bank believes….
Policy rate unchanged at 1.25 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 1.25 percent. In Monetary Policy Report 2/19, which was published on 20 June…
Policy rate raised to 1.25 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to raise the policy rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.25 percent. Growth in the Norwegian economy is solid,…
Norges Bank gives notice of better solutions for fast payments
A system that allows the recipient to receive money into their account a few seconds after a payment has started will come into place this…
Policy rate raised to 1.0 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to raise the policy rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.0 percent. The Norwegian economy is expanding at a…
New interest rates take effect in the New Year
Experts rule out that Norges Bank will touch the key interest rate in Thursday’s meeting. A new increase in interest rates can be set earliest…
Norges Bank announces interest rate increase in September
The board of directors at Norges Bank maintains the key interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent. The interest rate has been unchanged for more than…
Norway exported goods worth ~82 bn in April
Norway exported goods worth NOK 81.9 billion in April In April, Norway exported goods worth NOK 81.9 billion, an increase of 20.5 per cent compared…
More look at fixed interest rates
Prospects of higher mortgages – more look at fixed interest rates The core interest rate is kept unchanged for a while yet, but experts expect…
Key policy rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent
Key policy rate in Norway unchanged at 0.5 per cent The Executive Board of Norges Bank (Bank of Norway) has decided to keep the key…
Great nervousness around new interest rates
The big question before Thursday’s monetary policy meeting concerns ‘Norges Bank’ opening for an interest rate hike as a result of new monetary policy rules….
Nine companies excluded from the oil fund
Norges Bank has decided to exclude nine companies from the Government Pension Fund Global. In addition, one company has been put under observation. The oil…
Key policy rate unchanged at 0,50 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged at 0.50 percent. In Monetary Policy Report 3/17, published on 21…
Norwegian production companies get their steam up
Production is increasing more than before, but labour supply has been slightly worse over the last three months. The companies that are part of Norges…