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Czech Central Bank Keeps Interest Rates, FX Regime Unchanged

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The Czech National Bank kept interest rates unchanged and maintained its commitment to prevent excessive fluctuations of the exchange rate.

  • "The two-week repo rate (2W repo rate) thus remains at 7%, the discount rate at 6% and the Lombard rate at 8%."
  • The stand-pat decision was predicted by all economists polled by Bloomberg and fully priced by financial markets.
  • Governor Ales Michl will hold a press conference in the CNB headquarters at 14:45BST/15:45CEST.
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The Czech National Bank kept interest rates unchanged and maintained its commitment to prevent excessive fluctuations of the exchange rate.

  • "The two-week repo rate (2W repo rate) thus remains at 7%, the discount rate at 6% and the Lombard rate at 8%."
  • The stand-pat decision was predicted by all economists polled by Bloomberg and fully priced by financial markets.
  • Governor Ales Michl will hold a press conference in the CNB headquarters at 14:45BST/15:45CEST.