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Forint strongest in a year as rate cut chances fade

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Warsaw – Hungarian Forint

It hit a one-year high against the euro on Monday, while

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The Polish Zloty was the strongest in 10 months like

Steady inflation in the region dampened interest rate expectations

cutbacks.

Polish inflation fell less-than-expected in March, while

The Census Bureau data showed that core inflation continued to rise,

Make the markets back down from their expectations of lower interest rates. in

Price growth in Hungary remained above 25%, which indicates an upward trend

Interest rates may remain high for a longer period.

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The Polish currency also got a boost last week when

The country’s current account surplus came in much higher

The outlook, supported by strong export growth.

We have some positive domestic arguments, I mean the latest

Data about the current account balance … but also

The character of stubbornly high inflation erases one of the

This year’s interest rate cuts have been priced in, of course

Currency help,” Mateusz Sutović, Financial Market

Millennium Bank analyst, he said.

At 1136 GMT, the zloty was 0.24% stronger against the euro

at 4.628, while the forint was more stable by 0.63%, at 371.25.

The Hungarian forint is strong today because of the rally

Interest rate progress Hungary… Inflation data published

Last week means that the market does not expect a rate cut

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Prices at the monthly price meeting next week,” a coin trader said

Budapest said.

The Central Bank of Hungary left the quick deposit rate at

18% on Monday.

In the Czech Republic, where the Central Bank is also located

He sought to dampen expectations of rapid cuts in interest rates, and

The crown was 0.25% weaker, at 23.38.

Stocks were mainly higher across the region, with the main

Indicators in Budapest and Warsaw increased by 0.78% and

0.46%, respectively, while the PX in Prague was negligible

change.

In Warsaw, CCC footwear and apparel retail sales are up

more than 3% after its chief executive said he expected double digits

Sales growth this year and margins improvement, as a dilution

Inflation should give consumers more purchasing power.

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(Reporting by Alan Scharlich in Warsaw and Poldisar Gyuri in

Budapest. (Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Shilpi Majumdar)

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