NORGES BANK: Norway's economic..........>

NORGES BANK: NORGES BANK: Norway's economic outlook has brightened and the

Norges Bank's June meeting is likely to end with a bolstering of it expectations

for a September rate hike. With business expectations upbeat and the Norges Bank

reckoning that a mere sliver of economic slack remains, the likelihood is that

the board will reaffirm its guidance that the key policy rate "will most likely

be raised after summer 2018." The Executive Board's policy decision will be

unveiled Thursday, alongside the quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR).

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