Norges Bank
Norges Bank increases interest rates by 0.25%
Norges Bank's Executive Board decided on Thursday 16 March to raise the sight deposit rate by 0.25 percentage point to 2.50 per cent with effect from 17 March.
Norges Bank - Annual Report 2004
According to Norges Bank's Annual Report 2004, after a moderate slowdown in the first half of 2003, growth in the Norwegian economy picked up markedly in 2004.
Norges Bank's monetary policy conference 2006
On Thursday 30 March, Norges Bank is holding a monetary policy conference in connection with the publication of Norges Bank's Annual Report for 2005.
Norway's Gjedrem on economic perspectives
In the speech 'Economic perspectives' given on 16 February Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said the Norwegian interest rate should be gradually - in small, not too frequent steps - brought up to a more normal level.
Norway's Bergo on monetary policy
In the speech 'Projections, uncertainty and choice of interest rate assumption in monetary policy' given on 27 January Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank said assessing uncertainty is an important part of the central bank's communication strategy.
Norges Bank, Economic Bulletin, December 2005
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, has published its December 2005 Economic Bulletin. The latest Bulletin includes the article "Norges Bank's role in cash distribution" the major changes Norges Bank has made in its cash operations during the past…
Norway's Bergo on monetary policy
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the cyclical situation' given on 23 November Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank said developments ahead are uncertain and the Norwegian economy may be exposed to shocks.
Norway's Gjedrem on petroleum wealth
In the speech 'The management of petroleum wealth' given on 8 November Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said the Petroleum Fund is a very long-term savings plan.
Norway paper on Monetary policy and asset prices
A recent Bank of Norway working paper investigates whether there is a case for asset prices in interest rates rules within a small econometric model of the Norwegian economy.
Norges Bank increases interest rates by 0.25%
Norges Bank's Executive Board decided on Wednesday 2 November to raise the sight deposit rate by 0.25 percentage point to 2.25 per cent with effect from 3 November. Output growth is high and may in isolation suggest a more rapid increase in the interest…
Gjedrem on risk & growth in the financial industry
In the speech 'Risk and growth in the financial industry' given on 27 October Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said given the current picture, a sharp increase in bank losses is not likely in the near future.
Gjedrem on Norway and the UK
In the speech 'Norway and the UK' given on 26 October Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said that inspired by the Bank of England, Norges Bank last year finalised a large project on historical monetary statistics for Norway, spanning 500 years of price…
Monetary policy predictability in the euro area
This Norges Bank Working Paper evaluates the ability of market participants to anticipate monetary policy decisions in the euro area and in 13 other countries.
Norges Bank, Economic Bulletin, October 2005
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, has published its October 2005 Economic Bulletin. The latest Bulletin includes the article 'House prices, equity prices, investment and credit - what do they tell us about banking crises?'
Gjedrem on the outlook for the Norwegian economy
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the outlook for the Norwegian economy' given on 10 October Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said the Norwegian economy is in an upturn and is now expanding at a brisk pace.
Norges Bank paper on monetary policy, asset prices
A Norges Bank Working Paper investigates whether there is a case for asset prices in interest rates rules within a small econometric model of the Norwegian economy.
Norway's Bergo on the economic outlook
In the speech 'Household saving and the economic outlook' given on 3 October Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank said the existence of the Petroleum Fund may be influencing Norwegians' saving behaviour.
Norges Bank, Economic Bulletin, June 2005
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, has published its June 2005 Economic Bulletin. The latest Bulletin includes the article 'Norges Bank's role in the event of liquidity crises in the financial sector' by Karsten R. Gerdrup, adviser in the Financial…
Norway's Gjedrem on price stability
In the speech 'Price stability is not self-generating' given on 7 June, Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said one lesson to learn from the pitfalls of projecting or trend-extending economic variables is that it is very difficult to predict developments in…
Norway's Bergo on economic outlook
In the speech 'The economic outlook and household debt' given on 27 May Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank said the short-term outlook for financial stability appears to be favourable.
Bergo on the Norwegian economy
In a speech on 'The Norwegian economy: possibilities and challenges' given on 12 May, Jarle Bergo of the Norges Bank said developments since the March Inflation Report was presented do not provide grounds for changing the perception of the state of the…
Norway's Gjedrem on financial stability
In a speech on 'The macroprudential approach to financial stability' given on 12 May, Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said there has been substantial development in the way we think about financial stability.
Norges Bank, Economic Bulletin, April 2005
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, has published its April 2005 Economic Bulletin. The Bulletin includes the address "Economic perspectives" by Governor Svein Gjedrem, and the articles "Evaluation of Norges Bank's projections for 2004", "What…
Norges Bank Inflation Report, March 2005
Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, published its latest Inflation Report for March 2005 on Wednesday 16 March. The report said growth in the Norwegian economy has become more self-driven with the main driving forces being private consumption combined…