Nordic Interest Rates May Rise as Employment, House Prices Jump

June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Central banks in the Nordic region will keep raising interest rates this year to head off higher inflation as employment increases and house prices soar, surveys of economists show.
Sweden's repurchase rate may rise to 3 percent by the end of the year from 2.25 percent now, according to the median estimate of 15 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Norway's deposit rate will probably increase to 3.25 percent from 2.75 percent, and Iceland's main rate may reach 13 percent from 12.25 percent, surveys showed.
Bloomberg.com: Europe