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CNB Expected To Hike By Another 25bps Today

CZECHIA
  • Today (1.30pm London time), The Czech National Bank is expected to raise its benchmark rate by another 0.25% to 0.75%. The central bank will hold a news conference (2.45pm) following the decision.
  • The majority of the MPC board aims to continue to tighten monetary policy in order to curb inflationary pressures.
  • The chart below shows that while Czech 2Y10Y yield curve has flattened by 100bps since December to 32bps (amid falling long term bond yields due to rising uncertainty), momentum on financials stocks has been positive this year as cyclical stocks have been driven by the sharp rise in short term yields.
  • This morning, economic data showed that retail sales rose more than expected in June, up 9.7% YoY (vs. 7.3% exp.) and down from revised 18.5% the previous month.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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