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EUR/NOK YTD Gains Highest Since 2004 ex-Pandemic

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  • EUR/NOK continues to push to fresh cycle highs this week, making 2023 the poorest start to the year for NOK ex-pandemic since 2004. The move lower for NOK coincides with markets pricing a lower peak rate for the Norges Bank in 2023, with 3m FRAs factoring out over 50bps in tightening since peak pricing in September last year.
  • The cross also received a notable boost from the higher-than-expected FX purchase op timetable on Tuesday, with NOK 1.9bln in FX to be bought per day across February, vs. Exp. NOK 1.5bln
  • March 23rd's Norges Bank rate decision will be accompanied by fresh path projections and could mark the final tightening step of this cycle (January guidance: "we will most likely raise the policy rate in March"). Focus will turn to the expected pivot point for the policy rate, with December projections eyeing Q1 2024 for possible rate cuts.
  • Next upside levels cross at the 11.00 figure, 11.1748, the 1.00 projection of the Aug 25 - Sep 30 - Nov 4 price swing as well as the late 2020 recovery highs at 11.2113.

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