Economic Bulletin articles from July 2006

Economic Bulletin archives from July 2006

Review of the ECB's strategy and alternative approaches.(European Central Bank, Jan F. Qvigstad )
July 1, 2006... Speech by Chief Economist Jan F. Qvigstad at the conference "The ECB and Its Watchers VIII" in Frankfurt on 5 May 2006 Please note that the text may differ from the actual presentation. 1. Introduction Many years ago, central banking...

Norges Bank's management of cash inventories.
July 1, 2006... In order to fulfil its obligations regarding the supply of notes and coins, Norges Bank needs to hold cash inventories. The level of inventories must be considered with regard to ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. In order to predict...

Developments in household debt. An analysis of microdata for the period 1986-2003.
July 1, 2006... Household debt in Norway has increased substantially since the 1980s. This article uses microdata to describe developments in household debt, income and financial assets from 1986 to 2003. Our findings show that an increase in average debt, the...

Statistics on foreign exchange transactions--new insight into foreign exchange markets.
July 1, 2006... Norges Bank has published new statistics on the purchase and sale of NOK for foreign currency. The statistics provide information about activity in the market for NOK, and will be an important aid in monitoring and identifying mechanisms in the...

Evaluation of Norges Bank's projections for 2005.
July 1, 2006... In 2005, the rise in consumer prices adjusted for taxes and excluding energy products (CPI-ATE) was noticeably lower than projected in 2004. The deviation between the projections and actual developments is primarily ascribable to a...

Tables.(Norway. Central Bank of Norway's balance sheet)(Statistical table)
July 1, 2006... 1. Norges Bank. Balance sheet. In millions of NOK 2. Norges Bank. Investments for Government Pension Fund--Global. In millions of NOK 3. Banks. Balance sheet. In millions of NOK 4. Banks. Loans and deposits by public sectors. In...