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FRAs Pricing In A ‘Large’ Hike For April Meeting

POLAND
  • On Friday, the NBP revised its inflation forecast to the upside (as expected).
  • Av. annual inflation is now expected to run at 10.8% in 2022 and 9.0% in 2023 before easing more visibly to 4.2% in 2024 according to the NBP.
  • Forward rates have been constantly rising in recent weeks amid surging inflation risks following the dramatic PLN depreciation.
  • With the FRA 1Mx4M currently trading 90bps above the WIbor 3M, the market is expecting another ‘large’ hike for the April meeting (i.e. 75bps hike, see chart).
  • FRA 3Mx6M is trading at 160bps above Wibor 3M, implying that market is currently pricing in a terminal rate between 5% and 5.25%.
  • As a reminder, the NBP decided to raise its benchmark rate by 75bps to 3.5% last week, its highest level since February 2013.
  • Next important data to watch is CPI inflation coming out on March 15, expected to decelerate to 8.3% YoY in February (from 9.2% the previous month) on the back of temporary VAT tax cuts.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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