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CZECHIA: Czechia's Inflation Accelerates As Expected

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  • Headline inflation accelerated to +2.8% Y/Y in October from +2.6% prior, which fell in line with Bloomberg consensus forecast and the CNB's latest projection. Analysts expected base effect in the energy component to boost the overall reading. The central bank will release its comments on the latest inflation reading, alongside the detailed breakdown of the data, at 12:00GMT/13:00CET on its website.
  • CNB Governor Ales Michl reiterated his call for tighter budget policy and austerity measures, which in his view should help stabilise inflationary pressures and prevent the return of a cost-of-living crisis. At the same time, the governing coalition pushed a contentious pension reform through parliament, with the legislation introducing a gradual increase in the retirement age to 67 from 65. Measures to plug post-pandemic fiscal gaps have been a flagship pledge of Prime Minister Petr Fiala's government but may entail significant political costs, with Czechia preparing for a parliamentary election due next year.
  • The CNB released its Financial Market Inflation Expectations report for October. The document showed that "the one-year inflation forecast remains slightly above the inflation target," while "the three-year the one-year inflation forecast remains slightly above the inflation targetforecast rose slightly to the same level as the one-year forecast."
  • The Pirate Party elected Deputy Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib to replace Ivan Bartos as party leader. Hrib immediately proposed an overhaul of the party's internal rules, triggering several high-profile resignations. The new leader is expected to steer the Pirates in a more centrist/liberal direction.
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  • Headline inflation accelerated to +2.8% Y/Y in October from +2.6% prior, which fell in line with Bloomberg consensus forecast and the CNB's latest projection. Analysts expected base effect in the energy component to boost the overall reading. The central bank will release its comments on the latest inflation reading, alongside the detailed breakdown of the data, at 12:00GMT/13:00CET on its website.
  • CNB Governor Ales Michl reiterated his call for tighter budget policy and austerity measures, which in his view should help stabilise inflationary pressures and prevent the return of a cost-of-living crisis. At the same time, the governing coalition pushed a contentious pension reform through parliament, with the legislation introducing a gradual increase in the retirement age to 67 from 65. Measures to plug post-pandemic fiscal gaps have been a flagship pledge of Prime Minister Petr Fiala's government but may entail significant political costs, with Czechia preparing for a parliamentary election due next year.
  • The CNB released its Financial Market Inflation Expectations report for October. The document showed that "the one-year inflation forecast remains slightly above the inflation target," while "the three-year the one-year inflation forecast remains slightly above the inflation targetforecast rose slightly to the same level as the one-year forecast."
  • The Pirate Party elected Deputy Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib to replace Ivan Bartos as party leader. Hrib immediately proposed an overhaul of the party's internal rules, triggering several high-profile resignations. The new leader is expected to steer the Pirates in a more centrist/liberal direction.