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NBP Likely To Continue Its Tightening Cycle in December

POLAND
  • Yesterday, economic data showed that Poland core CPI rose to 4.5% in October (as expected), up from 4.2% the previous month.
  • The chart below shows that both headline and core inflation are now standing far above the NBP 3.5% upper tolerance band.
  • Yesterday morning, another NBP member Kamil Zubelewicz mentioned that the NBP may need to hike interest rates to 3% to curb inflationary pressures, which are expected to remain elevated until January 2022.
  • Zubelewicz does not think that returning the policy rate to pre-Covid level of 1.5% will be enough to combat inflation.
  • In addition, the recent PLN weakness amid rising political and economic uncertainty will continue to support inflation expectations.
  • The NBP is likely to continue its tightening cycle at the December meeting; the magnitude of the hike will depend strongly on CPI November print coming out on November 30.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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