Norway’s krone suffers worst drop in half a century

Norway’s central bank said it is ready to intervene after the bottom seemed to fall out of the krone market.
Photo: Janus Engel
Photo: Janus Engel
By Love Liman and Mikael Holter / BLOOMBERG

“In recent days, there has been an extraordinary situation in the market for Norwegian kroner and movements in the exchange rate have been historically large,” the central bank said on Thursday. “Against this background Norges Bank is continuously considering whether there is a need to intervene in the market by purchasing Norwegian kroner.”

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