Economic Indicators Published
The Central Bank of Iceland has published Economic Indicators on its website. Economic Indicators contains a quarterly summary of economic developments, a compendium of statistics, and an update on the position of the financial system. Economic Indicators is also published in Icelandic under the title Hagvísar Seðlabanka Íslands.
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Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee 22 June 2022
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to raise the Bank’s interest rates by 1 percentage point. The Bank’s key interest rate – the rate on seven-day term deposits – will therefore be 4.75%.
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Monetary Policy Committee statement and webcast today, 22 June 2022
A statement of the Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was published on the Bank‘s website today at 8:30 hrs. At 9:30 hrs, a webcast presentation was aired where Ásgeir Jónsson, Governor and Monetary Policy Committee chair, and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, explained the statement and the rationale behind the Committee´s decision.
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Rules on maximum LTV and DSTI ratios
Two new sets of Central Bank rules were published in the Law and Ministerial Gazette [Stjórnartíðindi] today: the Rules on Maximum Loan-to-Value Ratios for Mortgage Loans to Consumers, no. 702/2022, and the Rules on Maximum Debt Service-to-Income Ratios for Mortgage Loans to Consumers, no. 701/2022. The Rules were approved at a meeting of the Central Bank Financial Stability Committee on 14 June 2022 and take effect tomorrow, 16 June 2022. At the same time, the previous Rules on Maximum Loan-to-Value Ratios for Mortgage Loans to Consumers, no. 778/2021, and the previous Rules on Maximum Debt Service-to-Income Ratios for Mortgage Loans to Consumers, no. 1268/2021, shall cease to apply.
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Statement of the Financial Stability Committee 15 June 2022
The statement of the Financial Stability Committee from its meetings the last two days has been published.
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