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HUF Remains Vulnerable In ST and Extremely ‘Undervalued’ (BEER FX)

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  • Political divergence between Hungary and the EU regarding ban on Russian oil import has led to a significant HUF depreciation in recent weeks.
  • EURHUF reached a local high at 393.10 on Monday before consolidating lower today; key resistance remains at 400, which represents the pair’s all-time high.
  • The HUF has been the most vulnerable EM currency in the current environment due to the surge in political risk premium and the ‘low’ level of FX reserves (relative to other CEE member, particularly Czech Republic).
  • The HUF remains the most ‘undervalued’ currency against the USD among the G10/CEE world (-28.4%).
  • The chart below ranks the major G10 and CEE currencies based on their percentage difference between the current spot rate and their 'fair' value, which we define using a Behavioral Equilibrium Exchange Rate (BEER) model (using terms of trade, inflation and 10y interest rate differentials as explanatory variables).

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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