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Hungary central bank leaves rates steady as inflation spike looms
匈牙利央行維持利率穩定，因通貨膨脹率高漲臨近
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Published 1 day ago on 27/04/2021
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) left interest rates
unchanged on Tuesday, as widely expected, before an expected rise in
inflation.
The bank, which had pledged maintain price stability during the third wave of
the coronavirus pandemic, considers the rise temporary but has said it would
closely monitor for any possible second-round effects.
The NBH left its base rate at 0.6% and the overnight deposit rate at -0.05%,
in line with the unanimous forecast of economists in a Reuters poll. At 1201
GMT, the forint traded at 362.65 versus the euro, unchanged from levels just
before the announcement.
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The overwhelming majority of economists also expect the NBH to leave its
one-week deposit rate steady at 0.75% — a level where it has stayed since
September's 15-basis-point hike — at least through to the end of the third
quarter.
"There is no consideration of (quantitative easing) tapering or rate hikes at
this time," said economist Tatha Ghose at Commerzbank, adding that the bank's
current policy stance was widely considered to be adequate.
"We do not anticipate developments in this direction until Fed rate hikes
clearly come within view, perhaps by late 2022. For now, (NBH's) status quo
is likely to persist."
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The central bank expects headline inflation to approach 5% in the second
quarter, driven by fuel prices and tax changes, overshooting its 2% to 4%
target range by a wide margin.
However, it sees tax-adjusted core inflation, its preferred measure of
lasting price trends, close to its 3% policy anchor over the next three years.
Some economists have said, however, the NBH may be forced to raise its
one-week deposit rate if inflation rises higher still, weakening the
Hungarian forint, which had skirted record lows versus the euro last month.
(Reporting by Gergely Szakacs; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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