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Norges Bank Interest Rate Decision, June 2026

Norges Bank held the policy rate at 4.25% on June 18, 2026, as expected.

Decision4.25%■ hold
Against expectedAs expectedexpected 4.25%
Previous4.25%policy rate
EUR/NOK one hour later +351 pips from the last price before

Figures as of Nov 3, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.

The result

What Norges Bank decided in June 2026

The move Hold Held at 4.25%.
Against expected No surprise Economists expected: hold at 4.25%. The decision was as expected.
Timing 10:00 AM GMT+2 Thursday, June 18, 2026.
What price did

EUR/NOK after Norges Bank decision, minute by minute

One-minute candles, Oslo time. The box is the hour before the announcement. How we measure.

EUR/NOK one-minute chart around Norges Bank decision of Jun 18, 2026 The hour before the 10:00 announcement ranged 160 pips. The first spike went above it by 114 pips, and a five-minute candle closed back inside after 10 minutes. 11.04 11.06 11.08 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 THE HOUR BEFORE Norges Bank 10:00 Spike 11.06438 · 114 pips past the hour's high Closed back inside · 10 min
  1. The hour beforeEUR/NOK ranged 160 pips, from 11.03696 to 11.05294, and was at 11.04954 at the announcement.
  2. The first spike After 0 minutes price went through the hour's high and ran 114 pips past it.
  3. The close back A five-minute candle closed back inside the range after 10 minutes.
  4. The other side Price did not trade through the opposite edge within four hours.
  5. The moves From the last price before the announcement: −76 pips at 15 minutes, +351 pips at one hour, +482 pips at four hours.
For context

Across 14 measured Norges Bank decisions since January 2025, the first spike closed back inside the hour-before range within 60 minutes in 8 (57%), and in 3 of those price then took the other side within four hours. In the other 6 the first move held. Median move in the first 15 minutes: 280 pips.

This decision is one of the closed-back cases. Counts include the decisions where it did not close back. All Norges Bank dates · Norges Bank overview.

← Previous decisionNorges Bank, May 2026Raised 25 bp to 4.25% Next decision →Norges Bank, August 2026Thu, Aug 13, 10:00 AM GMT+2
Questions

Norges Bank June 2026 decision: questions

What time was Norges Bank interest rate decision on Jun 18, 2026?

It was announced at 10:00 AM GMT+2 (4:00 AM EDT New York, 9:00 AM London London).

What did Norges Bank decide in June 2026?

Held at 4.25% (previous 4.25%). Economists expected: hold at 4.25%, so the decision was as expected.

How did EUR/NOK react to Norges Bank decision in June 2026?

On one-minute candles: the hour before ranged 160 pips; the first spike went above it by 114 pips; a five-minute candle closed back inside after 10 minutes; after one hour EUR/NOK was +351 pips from its pre-announcement price.

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