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UBS on NBH and 1W Depo Rate

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  • Following today's decision, the one-week deposit rate is going to be hiked by 30bps to 6.15% from 5.85% currently.
  • Assuming that the NBH were to stick to the 100bps pace of policy rate hikes in April/May (i.e. before the next Inflation Report), then the policy rate could quickly rise to 6.4%, while the one-week deposit rate would rise to 6.75% if the 30bps pace were to be maintained.
  • This leaves June as the earliest possible date for the rate harmonization.
  • If that were to happen in June, then the two rates would settle at around 7.0% (policy rate hiked by 60bps, 1-week depo by 25bps).
  • However, if the NBH were to pursue tightening also for July, then analysts can imagine the MPC raising the policy rate by two times 50bps to 7.40% (June/July) and the one-week deposit rate by 35bps and 30bps.
  • Both of these scenarios would imply a higher terminal rate than UBS previous forecast of 6.5%.

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