Today’s decision by the Norges Bank, to raise its policy rate from 0.75% to 1.00%, came as no surprise, but policymakers struck a more hawkish tone than expected. While the Bank is now likely to continue its tightening cycle in the second half of this year, we think it will have to call an end to rate hikes sooner than it and the market expects.
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