Tag Archives: NOK

Norway: Everybody expects somewhat lower inflation

Everybody forecast lower inflation Core inflation rose from 1.4% in June to 2.5% in August surprising everybody including Norges Bank.

FX Daily Strategist: US

Risks for further JPY upside ahead of October 17 Both JPY and CHF are under some pressure this morning while the higher-beta currencies (AUD, SEK and NOK)

G10 Macroprudentials and FX implications

For much of the past 3-4 years, our quarterly Currency Strategy has recommended small, fundamentally strong peripheral G10 currencies at the expense of their money-printing G4 counterparts.

Will the CPI result in another round of knocking for the NOK?

Recent activity data in Norway, at least over the past 4-5 weeks, have disappointed and supported Norges Bank’sdovish policy stance,

Global FI Strategy – Behind the curve

Market talk The feeling of a recovery, spurred by the tapering debate and solid data, has rapidly been replaced by a bitter taste of the fragility of the global recovery…

Why this Nokky volatility?

Volatility in EUR/NOK has spiked recently. Despite the downshift in economic activity during spring,

Norway: Weak retail sales – all about the weather or…?

* Retail sales only marginally up in August after a weak July * We believe very nice weather in August may have had an effect

UBS Morning Adviser

NOK: Revisiting Positioning We have been as stunned by the NOK’s continued reversal as many in markets.

US Morning Update

Major Overnight Headlines • RBI unexpectedly boosts repo rate by 25bps to 7.50%; lowers marginal lending rate by 75bps

Daily FX Update

USD BULL STORY SHIFTS TO MORE BEARISH * USD is weak as Fed’s decision not to taper & a challenged communication style proves USD negative. These are major shifts for FX markets.

US Morning Update

Major Overnight Headlines • Asian, European equities firm as Syrian tensions decline again, DXY rallies after falling initially

FX Daily Strategist: US

New Top Trade Pick: Short EURNOK, targeting 7.800 In Scandinavia, the news continues to strike an upbeat tone. Norway’s PMI rose above the expansionary 50-threshold to 53,