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2026-09-17 16:24:09
[Norwegian Business Sentiment Survey Releases Positive Signals, Potentially Supporting Further Tightening of Monetary Policy by Central Bank Next Week] ⑴ A key Norwegian business sentiment survey shows a positive outlook for domestic companies, likely supporting further tightening of monetary policy next week. ⑵ The Norwegian central bank released its closely watched regional contact point survey on Thursday, showing that most Norwegian companies expect business activity to recover in the coming months. ⑶ Last week's inflation data was ambiguous, with significant market disagreement on whether the central bank would maintain interest rates or raise them by another 25 basis points to 4.5%. ⑷ This survey may be a key factor in the decision-making of Oslo policymakers, and the central bank will announce its interest rate decision next Thursday. ⑸ After two months of lower-than-expected stable data, core inflation rebounded to 3% in August as expected, but remained significantly lower than the central bank's previous forecast.
