Norway
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?'
Monetary policy & asset prices: To respond or not?
This Working Paper investigates whether there is a case for asset prices in interest rates rules within a small econometric model of the Norwegian economy.
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.
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.
Norway's Gjedrem on petroleum and the economy
In the speech 'Petroleum and the Norwegian economy' given on 30 August Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank stressed the role of the Petroleum Fund in stabilizing the krone.
Bergo on the Norwegian economy & challenges ahead
In the speech 'The outlook for the Norwegian economy and the challenges ahead' given on 25 August, Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank said the Norwegian economy is in an upturn and is now expanding at a brisk pace.
Norway keeps interest rates unchanged at 2%
Norway's central bank held its key deposit rate steady at 2.0 percent on Thursday 11 August as was widely expected.
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…
Norges Bank Inflation Report, June 2005
Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, published its latest Inflation Report for June 2005 on Thursday 30 June. The Bank raised the sight deposit rate to 2% from 1.75% but conceded that recent developments such as weaker economic growth prospects for Europe…
Norway's Gjedrem on inflation targeting
In the speech 'Experiences with inflation targeting in Norway and other countries' given on 7 June, Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said in light of the experiences of different countries in the last 10-15 years, he is confident that flexible inflation…
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…
Norges Bank Conference: Banking Crisis Resolution
Norges Bank arranged a conference on Banking Crisis Resolution - Theory and Policy, in Oslo from Thursday 16 June to Friday 17 June. Presentations included "Any role for central bank LLR without taxpayer's money involved?" by Charles Goodhart.
Norges Bank Financial Stability Report No.1, 2005
The central bank of Norway, Norges Bank, has published its twice yearly Financial Stability Report 1/2005. "The short-term outlook for financial stability is regarded as satisfactory and is approximately unchanged since the previous Financial Stability…
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.
Norway's Gjedrem on the conduct of monetary policy
In the speech 'The conduct of monetary policy' given on 23 May Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said two and a half years after we started to lower interest rates it would appear that inflation is moving up, albeit slowly.
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…
Norway's Gjedrem: Business cycles, monetary policy
In a speech 'On business cycles, monetary policy and property markets' given on 26 April, Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said the Norwegian economy is growing at a solid pace and there are prospects that growth will remain high.
Norway's Bergo on business cycles, monetary policy
In a speech on 'Business cycles and monetary policy' given on 21 April, Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank said the Norwegian economy is growing at a solid pace and there are prospects that growth will remain high.