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Mona Sæverud moves from the Prime Minister's Office to become Norges Bank's communications director
- Mona Sæverud works as a special adviser at the Prime Minister's Office, where she has been a communications adviser and speechwriter. She will become Norges Bank's new communications director and starts by agreement.
- From 2019 to 2023 she was communications director at the Ministry of Health and Care Services and led its communications during the pandemic. She has also headed communication and marketing at the union Delta and worked as a journalist at NRK.
- Speech
Governor: High export prices, sticky service prices and expectations have lengthened the path back to the inflation target – policy rate raised to 4.5 percent
- Main point: It has taken longer than expected to bring inflation down to the 2 percent target. It hit 7.5 percent in late 2022 and has been around 3 percent for two years. The central bank could have cut it faster with higher rates, but wanted to avoid too many job losses.
- Three explanations: export prices rose and led to higher wages, services rarely get cheaper, and people's expectations of inflation can keep it high.
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Macroeconomic news drives exchange rate dynamics in Norway and international markets through revisions in interest and inflation expectations
- The study by Norges Bank shows inflation and monetary policy news explain most fluctuations in EURNOK and USDEUR exchange rates.
- Exchange rates react very quickly, within minutes, to inflation and monetary policy figures released to the market.
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Norges Bank to buy foreign currency equivalent to NOK 300 million per day in October 2026 on behalf of the Norwegian state
- Norges Bank will buy foreign currency worth NOK 300 million every trading day in October 2026. This is done on behalf of the government to invest oil revenues in Norway's sovereign wealth fund (the Oil Fund).
- At the same time, Norges Bank will sell foreign currency worth NOK 124 million per day in October 2026 to obtain Norwegian kroner for dividend and interest payments to the state.
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Monetary Policy Report 3/2026: Rate hike to 4.5% amid inflation and geopolitical risks, growth projections maintained
- Norges Bank raised interest rates to 4.5% in September 2026 to fight inflation around 3% over the last two years.
- The report is published four times a year and includes economic forecasts, monetary policy assessments, and currency evaluations.
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Norges Bank raises policy rate to 4.5% and signals a more prolonged period of tight monetary policy
- Norges Bank is raising its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5%, and could raise it further if needed.
- Prices in Norway are rising at 3.3% per year — well above the 2% target. The bank does not expect to hit the target until 2029.
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Norges Bank raises policy rate to 4.50% and warns rates will stay high until inflation reaches 2% – projected for 2029 at the earliest
- Norges Bank is raising its key interest rate to 4.50%. The governor says rates will likely stay high for a while, and could go even higher if inflation does not come down.
- Consumer prices have been rising faster than the 2% target for several years. Underlying inflation did ease a little after June, but the outlook further ahead looks much the same as before.
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New Norwegian monetary policy regulation adopted 18 September 2026 keeps 2% inflation target unchanged
- On 18 September 2026, the Norwegian government adopted a new rule for monetary policy, replacing the previous one from 13 December 2019.
- Norges Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache wrote to the Ministry of Finance on 10 September 2026 that the new rule will not change how the central bank sets interest rates in practice.
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Norges Bank endorses a leaner monetary policy mandate and clarifies its interpretation of inflation targeting and employment objectives
- On 4 September 2026, the Ministry of Finance proposed to streamline the rules governing monetary policy. Norges Bank's board discussed the proposal on 8 September 2026.
- Two paragraphs are being removed because they add nothing beyond what the Central Bank Act already requires.
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Norwegian Regional Network firms expect stable, modest output growth of 0.3% per quarter, with easing labour shortages and slowing wage growth ahead
- Firms expect production to grow by 0.3% in both Q3 and Q4 2026 — about the same as they predicted last time.
- Almost every sector expects more activity ahead; only oil-supply firms do not.
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