Economic Bulletin articles from November 2000

Economic Bulletin archives from November 2000

Estimating and interpreting interest rate expectations.
November 1, 2000... Expectations about future interest rates and inflation influence economic developments. For example, market expectations of higher inflation may themselves result in higher inflation, for instance through higher pay increases. Households'...

The risk associated with banks' foreign borrowing.
November 1, 2000... Since 1995 banks' foreign borrowing has increased sharply, matching the growth recorded in the mid-1980s. Measured in relation to banks' total loans, foreign funding is smaller now than at that time. As was the case in the mid-1980s, the...

Norges Bank's oversight of payment systems -- authorisation and supervision.
November 1, 2000... Throughout the 1990s a number of international recommendations on risk reduction in payment systems have been drawn up. The most recent recommendations were issued by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in the report "Core Principles...

Statistical Annex.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Financial institution balance sheets Table 1. Norges Bank. Balance sheet. In millions of NOK 31/12 31/5 30/6 1999 2000 2000 FINANCIAL...