NOK should appreciate toward the end of the year – Commerzbank

Antje Praefcke, FX Analyst at Commerzbank, expects the Norwegian Krone (NOK) to appreciate toward the end of the year.

Norges Bank will follow through

Could Norges Bank deviate from its signaled interest rate path due to the weaker economic data? I don't think so.

I am confident that Norges Bank will follow through with its plan and raise the policy rate again in September. And, if necessary, go even higher than 4.25%. This is why the NOK should appreciate toward the end of the year.