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Policy Rate Unlikely to Be Lowered Next Week Due to Rising Inflation

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Inflation in January rose more than expected and is now 5.2%. Statistics Iceland's figures show that prices for clothing, shoes, furniture and household appliances fell as usual in sales in January. Hafsteinn Hauksson, chief economist at Kvika Bank, says that changes in government spending largely explain this. There are in particular changes to excise duties on cars that caused a significant increase in the price of new cars. But then we are al…
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Inflation in January rose more than expected and is now 5.2%. Statistics Iceland's figures show that prices for clothing, shoes, furniture and household appliances fell as usual in sales in January. Hafsteinn Hauksson, chief economist at Kvika Bank, says that changes in government spending largely explain this. There are in particular changes to excise duties on cars that caused a significant increase in the price of new cars. But then we are al…

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RÚV broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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