Economics

Iceland Hikes Rates Third Time This Year to Stem Housing Boom

Pedestrians walk along a street in the city center of Reykjavik, Iceland.

Photographer: Sigga Ella/Bloomberg
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Iceland‘s central bank raised borrowing costs for the third time this year, citing a continued housing price rally and concerns of growing inflation expectations.