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Market Now Pricing In Nearly 100bps Rate Hike By The End of This Year

HUNGARY
  • This morning, economic data showed that CPI inflation surprised positively in June, rising 5.3% YoY (vs. 4.9% exp.) and up from 5.1% the previous month.
  • The chart shows that inflation continues to diverge significantly from the NBH 4-percent upper tolerance band, 'pushing' NBH board to raise rates more rapidly to curb the inflationary pressures.
  • As opposed to Poland, NBH policymakers seem more concerned about the inflation risks in Hungary based on their latest speeches.
  • Hence, odds of another 'aggressive' 30bps hike at the next meeting (July 27) have been rising.
  • FRA 6Mx9M is currently trading nearly 100bps above Bubor 3M, implying that the market expects 15bps at every meeting following the likely 30bps hike at the end of the month.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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