Norway’s wealth fund lost 1.9% in the first quarter, dragged down by investments in US technology stocks as the war in the Middle East rattled markets.
Norway’s wealth fund lost 1.9% in the first quarter, dragged down by investments in US technology stocks as the war in the Middle East rattled markets.
Norges Bank Investment Management deputy CEO Trond Grande, left, and CEO Nicolai Tangen in January.
Norway’s wealth fund lost 1.9% in the first quarter, dragged down by investments in US technology stocks as the war in the Middle East rattled markets.
Norway’s wealth fund lost 1.9% in the first quarter, dragged down by investments in US technology stocks as the war in the Middle East rattled markets.
Norges Bank Investment Management deputy CEO Trond Grande, left, and CEO Nicolai Tangen in January.
Nordea Bank Abp’s rates traders were wrong-footed in March when the Iran war caused a rapid change in the market outlook for monetary policies.
A pedestrian passes a Nordea Bank Abp bank branch in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson said Sweden’s fiscal policy was entering a new phase as she presented a 2021 budget with $12 billion in extra spending and tax cuts to get the wheels of the coronavirus-struck economy turning again. Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg
The jobless rate jumped last month in Sweden and Finland as a weaker global outlook undermines the recovery in two of the European Union’s worst-performing labor markets.
The jobless rate jumped last month in Sweden and Finland as a weaker global outlook undermines the recovery in two of the European Union’s worst-performing labor markets.
Commuters walk along a pedestrian street in Helsinki, Finland.
Norway’s crude exports surged to a record by value last month due to the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, helping to raise the country’s trade surplus to the highest level in more than three years.
Norway’s crude exports surged to a record by value last month due to the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, helping to raise the country’s trade surplus to the highest level in more than three years.
The largest energy exporter in western Europe was helped by natural gas prices climbing as the Iran war hit supplies.
Norway’s crude exports surged to a record by value last month due to the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, helping to raise the country’s trade surplus to the highest level in more than three years.
Norway’s crude exports surged to a record by value last month due to the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, helping to raise the country’s trade surplus to the highest level in more than three years.
The largest energy exporter in western Europe was helped by natural gas prices climbing as the Iran war hit supplies.
Norway’s largest trade unions reached a wage deal with employers for private-sector workers, preventing a strike in western Europe’s top energy exporter.
Norway’s largest trade unions reached a wage deal with employers for private-sector workers, preventing a strike in western Europe’s top energy exporter.
Commuters pass "The Tiger" statue near Oslo central station in Oslo, Norway, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Norway’s underlying inflation rate declined for the 10th month in a row in August, keeping the door open for an interest-rate cut this year by the country’s central bank.
Norway’s largest trade unions reached a wage deal with employers for private-sector workers, preventing a strike in western Europe’s top energy exporter.
Norway’s largest trade unions reached a wage deal with employers for private-sector workers, preventing a strike in western Europe’s top energy exporter.
Commuters pass "The Tiger" statue near Oslo central station in Oslo, Norway, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Norway’s underlying inflation rate declined for the 10th month in a row in August, keeping the door open for an interest-rate cut this year by the country’s central bank.
Norway’s central bank opened the door to an interest-rate hike this year and even discussed an immediate move to tame inflation, prompting analysts to scrap their forecasts for more easing this year.
Norway’s central bank opened the door to an interest-rate hike this year and even discussed an immediate move to tame inflation, prompting analysts to scrap their forecasts for more easing this year.
Norway’s central bank opened the door to an interest-rate hike this year and even discussed an immediate move to tame inflation, prompting analysts to scrap their forecasts for more easing this year.
Norway’s central bank opened the door to an interest-rate hike this year and even discussed an immediate move to tame inflation, prompting analysts to scrap their forecasts for more easing this year.
Norway’s central bank will probably pivot from prospective interest-rate reductions this week as war in the Middle East adds to officials’ concerns over stubbornly high inflation.
Norway’s central bank will probably pivot from prospective interest-rate reductions this week as war in the Middle East adds to officials’ concerns over stubbornly high inflation.
Norway’s central bank will boost transparency of its monetary policy decisions from next week, expediting the plan after a year of close scrutiny into the credibility of its communications.
Norway’s central bank will boost transparency of its monetary policy decisions from next week, expediting the plan after a year of close scrutiny into the credibility of its communications.
Ida Wolden Bache, governor of Norges Bank, during an interest rate news conference at the Arendalsuka conference in Arendal, Norway, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Norway’s central bank kept borrowing costs steady after a surprise cut in June and reiterated its plan to extend easing later this year. Photographer: Carina Johansen/Bloomberg
NATO must avoid any retrenchment along the flanks of the military bloc to maintain credible deterrence against Russian aggression at the time when the US is focused on the war in the Middle East, according to the Norwegian defense minister.
NATO must avoid any retrenchment along the flanks of the military bloc to maintain credible deterrence against Russian aggression at the time when the US is focused on the war in the Middle East, according to the Norwegian defense minister.
Norway’s Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik during an interview in Oslo, on March 20.
A key survey of Norway’s business sentiment signaled somewhat better prospects for the nation’s companies, cementing analyst expectations that the central bank will signal higher rates for longer at its meeting next week.
A key survey of Norway’s business sentiment signaled somewhat better prospects for the nation’s companies, cementing analyst expectations that the central bank will signal higher rates for longer at its meeting next week.
Commuters and traffic cross an intersection in the center of Oslo, Norway, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Norway’s underlying inflation rate declined for the 10th month in a row in August, keeping the door open for an interest-rate cut this year by the country’s central bank.
Canada is considering eventual membership in a UK-led multinational rapid response force, but its immediate priority is rebuilding its military and reducing reliance on the US, Defense Minister David McGuinty said.
Canada is considering eventual membership in a UK-led multinational rapid response force, but its immediate priority is rebuilding its military and reducing reliance on the US, Defense Minister David McGuinty said.
David McGuinty Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg
Canada and the Nordic countries agreed to ramp up defense production and deepen security cooperation to counter Russia in the Arctic and push back against US pressure on Greenland.
Canada and the Nordic countries agreed to ramp up defense production and deepen security cooperation to counter Russia in the Arctic and push back against US pressure on Greenland.
Kristrun Mjoll Frostadottir, Ulf Kristersson, Mark Carney, Jonas Gahr Store, Mette Frederiksen and Petteri Orpo during a meeting at the government's representative building in Oslo, on March 15.
Canada and the Nordic countries agreed to ramp up defense production and deepen security cooperation to counter Russia in the Arctic and push back against US pressure on Greenland.
Canada and the Nordic countries agreed to ramp up defense production and deepen security cooperation to counter Russia in the Arctic and push back against US pressure on Greenland.
Kristrun Mjoll Frostadottir, Ulf Kristersson, Mark Carney, Jonas Gahr Store, Mette Frederiksen and Petteri Orpo during a meeting at the government's representative building in Oslo, on March 15.
The leaders of Germany, Canada and Norway criticized the US decision to temporarily loosen sanctions against Russia in an attempt to ease pressure on energy prices triggered by the Iran war.
The leaders of Germany, Canada and Norway criticized the US decision to temporarily loosen sanctions against Russia in an attempt to ease pressure on energy prices triggered by the Iran war.
The Unitank oil storage depot at the Behala Westhafen port in Berlin, on March 12. Bloomberg
Norway’s police are investigating whether a video posted on a social media site of the US Embassy in Oslo is linked to the weekend’s explosion outside the building.
Norway’s police are investigating whether a video posted on a social media site of the US Embassy in Oslo is linked to the weekend’s explosion outside the building.
Damages at the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway, are pictured on March 8, 2026, some hours after a loud bang was reported at the site. The US embassy in Oslo was hit by an explosion in the early hours of Sunday, March 8, 2026, but no one was injured, police in the Norwegian capital said, adding the cause was not immediately known. (Photo by Fredrik Varfjell / NTB / AFP via Getty Images) / Norway OUT
Norway’s underlying home prices surprised with a first decline in 10 months, suggesting buyers are factoring in a lower likelihood of central bank interest-rate cuts.
Norway’s underlying home prices surprised with a first decline in 10 months, suggesting buyers are factoring in a lower likelihood of central bank interest-rate cuts.
Traditional and modern housing lines the waterfront in Stavanger, Norway.
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