enMon, 28 Sep 2026 01:40:58 +0200https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/4873d29d-195c-4105-bf68-8a73d13d0cdfAt its meeting on 23 September, Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee judged that a somewhat tighter monetary policy stance is needed to return inflation to target within a reasonable time horizon. The Committee decided to raise the policy rate from 4.25% to 4.50%.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-09-24-rate/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT62bdf5e6-b118-42d1-9051-739927b10572The Government has today laid down a new regulation on monetary policy. In the new regulation, the monetary policy objectives and considerations are described with the same wording as in the previous regulation.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-09-18-regulation/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:30:00 GMTd810ab7b-4b47-4290-b6fb-d87681c49b1eNorges Bank's Regional Network contacts expect moderate output growth through 2026 H2. Contacts point to improved household purchasing power, higher defence spending and data centre buildout as important growth drivers. At the same time, low construction activity is dampening growth. The share of contacts reporting full capacity utilisation has been below its historical average over the past year, and in this survey, the share has fallen further. The share of contacts reporting difficulties recruiting qualified labour is also lower than both the historical average and compared with the previous survey.   https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-09-17-regional-network/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT8bb3da96-b71b-48fa-acc2-5af4da070495Norges Bank carries out foreign exchange transactions on behalf of the government and to fund the transfer of dividends and interest payments to the government. In September 2026, the daily net purchases of foreign exchange for these purposes will amount to NOK 176 million. The net amount arises from Norges Bank needing to purchase foreign currency equivalent to 300 million NOK per day on behalf of the government while simultaneously needing to sell foreign currency equivalent to 124 million NOK per day to fund the transfer of dividends and interest payments to the government.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-08-31-fx/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT416910ce-2ff8-4c60-9cd9-14cc5a507e60Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4.25% at its meeting on 12 August.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-08-13-rate/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT