16 November 2020
Last week's highlights
S&P Global Ratings affirmed Iceland’s sovereign ratings at A/A-1.
The CBI published the results of its survey of market expectations.
The Government Debt Management Agency published its monthly Market Information report.
Registered unemployment was 11.9% in October, 1.2pp of that figure due to part-time claims.
A total of 6,000 foreign visitors travelled through Keflavik International Airport in October, a 96.5% decrease YoY.
The week ahead
On Tuesday, Registers Iceland will publish the housing price index for the capital region.
We expect the MPC to hold policy rates unchanged on Wednesday.
Concurrent with the interest rate decision, the CBI will publish its quarterly Monetary Bulletin.
Facts and figures
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