While the pandemic initially halted the ongoing upswing of the Danish labour market and reduced employment substantially, the recovery has taken place at an unprecedented pace, which inevitably has led to substantial pressure on the labour market. Transitory pandemic-related labour demand can...

In the years leading up to the pandemic, the yield spread between Danish and German sovereign bonds was roughly zero across maturities. In March 2020, the spreads widened and have stayed positive since. This memo investigates the drivers of the 10-year yield spread, which has widened 25 basis...