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Unemployment Rate Remains Steady At 4.9% in July

POLAND
  • The USD strength amid surging risk aversion has left Polish equities at ‘depressed’ levels in recent weeks.
  • The chart below shows the strong co-movement between USDPLN exchange and rate and Polish domestic equities in the past cycle.
  • The WIG20 Index is still down over 30% from its January high and has been oscillating around the 1,700 level in recent months.
  • ST key support to watch on the downside stands at 1,600, which was rejected in the middle of July.
  • This morning, economic data showed unemployment rate remained steady at 4.9% in July (vs. 4.8% est.).
  • Morawiecki mentioned at a conference that Polish cabinet approved regulations that widens energy subsidies for households (BBG).

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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