Tag: economy

Inflation down but outlook unclear

Economists have been speculating for weeks over whether interest rates will rise or fall during the next several months. Norway's inflation rate has eased,...

Interest rates stable, for now

Norway's central bank opted against raising its key policy rate on Thursday, even though inflation is still high and the country's currency, the krone,...

Food price hikes outpace inflation

Norway is known for high food prices, but now they've risen to shocking levels despite (or because of) large government subsidies to Norwegian farmers...

Norwegian holidays darker this year

More Norwegians than usual are hoping for brighter days after the winter solstice this year because of a new, unfamiliar situation: relative poverty. Inflation,...

Interest rates boosted again

Norway's central bank doled out a pre-holiday surprise on Thursday, but not the one borrowers wanted: Its key policy rate was raised by another...

Norway’s state budget ‘irresponsible’

Norwegian Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum is being accused of locking the country into an "irresponsible" boost in public spending, after his minority Labour-Center...

‘Tighter’ economy warded off rate hike

Sales of new homes and holiday homes fell again last month, car sales have crashed and consumer price hikes are easing if not falling....

Cars sales crash

Norway's car dealers suffered another dramatic fall in new car sales last month. They were down 29.4 percent in September compared to the same...

More homes go unsold

The number of unsold homes in Norway's capital has risen to its highest level since 2017. Prices fell by 1 percent in August, but...

Krone remains weak as interest rates and prices rise

Norway's key interest rate rose again on Thursday and the price of the country's North Sea crude oil is higher than it's been in...
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