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Interest rates rise as expected, along with housing prices

It's getting even more expensive than usual to buy a home in Norway. The central bank (Norges Bank) raised its policy rate by a...

Norway’s krone gains strength

The Norwegian krone  has been getting much stronger against the world's most important currencies. On Wednesday it was up 7.8 percent against the US...

Norway’s central bank warns of higher inflation and interest rates

Norway's central bank (Norges Bank) issued new, ominous warnings of higher inflation and higher interest rates on Thursday. Central bank chief Ida Wolden Bache...

Central bank chief’s inflation battle may boost interest rates

Norwegian economists admit to being shocked this week, when Norway's state statistics bureau SSB reported that prices in January were much higher than expected....

Norwegian interest rates unchanged

Norway's central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged at 4 percent on Thursday, and it's likely to stay there for awhile. Norges Bank...

No interest rate relief yet

Depositors could breathe a sigh of relief, while borrowers didn't get any early Christmas gift from Norway's central bank on Thursday. Its monetary policy...

Interest rates stable, for now

Borrowers had hoped for an interest rate decline on Thursday, but Norway's central bank opted against making any changes in its policy rate. It...

Interest rates fall in strong economy

Norway's strong economy didn't keep its central bank from lowering interest rates again on Thursday. The board ignored economists' predictions that no rate cut...

Interest rates steady, ‘but will decline’

Norges Bank decided to keep its policy rate at 4.25 percent on Thursday, but the Norwegian central bank's chief Ida Wolden Bache expects it...

Surprise rate cut cheers borrowers but weakens their ‘krone’

Norway's central bank shocked economists and cheered borrowers on Thursday when it cut interest rates for the first time in five years. It was...
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