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Iceland's inflation unexpectedly picked up for the second month in three, damping expectations for further easing by the Atlantic nation's central bank....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Consumer price inflation in Iceland accelerated in June after easing in the previous month, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Friday.The consumer price index r......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's industrial producer price inflation moderated in May to the lowest level in just over a year, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Wednesday.The industrial produ......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Consumer price inflation in Iceland moderated in May after accelerating in the previous month, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Wednesday.The consumer price i......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's monthly wages grew at the fastest pace in three months in April, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Thursday.The monthly wage index rose 1.8 percent f......

Iceland's central bank lowered its key interest rate for a fifth straight meeting, and signaled further reductions depend on inflation moving closer to its target....

Iceland's central bank Governor Asgeir Jonsson discusses the outlook for tariffs and their impact on the Icelandic economy. “Our main export to the US is fish. Iceland is big in fish, we have some pricing power there,” Jonsson says. “Our main worry would be if there would be a tariff on pharmaceuticals to the US, but we can manage a 10% tariff.” Jonsson, who heads up the Sedlabanki in Reykjavik, speaks to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Iceland's central bank governor said a 10% US import tariff is manageable for his Atlantic nation that's displaying resilience to the fallout from the global trade war....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's foreign trade deficit increased in April from a year ago, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Thursday.The trade gap widened to ISK 53.4 billion in April from I......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Consumer price inflation climbed in April for the first time in nine months, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Tuesday.The consumer price index rose 4.2 percen......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's industrial producer price inflation moderated in March after accelerating in the previous two months, figures from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Friday.The i......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Consumer price inflation in Iceland slowed for a third straight month in March and sunk to its lowest level in over four years, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed ......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's jobless rate increased further in February to the highest level in more than three years, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Wednesday.The jobless rate rose to......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - The Icelandic economy is set to expand at a faster pace this year, underpinned by rising domestic demand, Statistics Iceland said on Tuesday.Gross domestic product is set to gr......

Iceland's Minister For Children Quits After Admitting Having Baby With 16 Year Old Iceland's minister for children has resigned after admitting she had a child over 30 years ago with a 16-year-old boy while she was a 22-year-old church group counselor, according to the New York Post. Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir, whose name has forced us to remember Word keystrokes we haven't used in years, is now 58 and a member of the center-left People's Party. She confirmed the relationship after local outlet RUV received a tip. She revealed the teen father was present during the birth, and later paid child support. The NY Post article says that the teen father, Eirík Ásmundsson, paid child support for 18 years, though Thórsdóttir allegedly limited his access to the child after marrying, according to reports. “I understand… what it looks like,” Thórsdóttir said, claiming it's “very difficult to get the right story across in the news today.” While Iceland's age of consent is 15, sex w...

Iceland's central bank Governor Asgeir Jonsson signaled that the island nation's companies are likely to direct exports toward Europe as a response to a weakening of the US dollar amid worries over President Donald Trump's trade war....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland central bank lowered its benchmark rate for the fourth consecutive meeting on Wednesday, but policymakers stressed on the need for caution in future as inflationary pre......

Iceland's central bank reduced the pace of its interest-rate cuts as wages continue to uphold price pressure and the inflation outlook is dimmed by US President Donald Trump's trade war....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's foreign trade deficit increased notably in January from a year ago as imports grew much faster than exports, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Thursday.The tr......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's economic growth improved significantly in the fourth quarter of 2024, largely driven by investments, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Friday.Gross d......