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Norges Bank to hike first; look out for off-colour mink

We now forecast the Norges Bank to be the first advanced central bank to begin raising interest rates, in the second half of this year. This will provide a further fillip to the NOK, which we expect to be the best-performing G10 currency this year by some margin. Next week, the ETI from Sweden for February is likely to show that activity has remained resilient in the face of virus-related restrictions. Meanwhile, Q4 GDP data from Switzerland are likely to show that GDP flat-lined from the previous quarter.
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