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If oil tankers now start sailing through the Strait of Hormuz again, Danish homeowners and businesses can breathe a sigh of relief, economists say.

Cease-fire calls off major interest-rate hikes — for now

Fotocollage: Tomas Østergren. Foto: Freepik / Texturelabs
Fotocollage: Tomas Østergren. Foto: Freepik / Texturelabs
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A new wave of rising interest rates and higher food prices was about to hit Denmark unless the closure of the Strait of Hormuz came to an end soon.

Now, instead, it is relief that is sweeping across the country — at least if you ask economists who have run the numbers on what the conflict could mean for the Danish economy. Oversættelsesdisclaimer

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