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Zloty Lags Regional Peers Amid Sustained Euro Weakness

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The sustained uptick in the dollar and accompanying euro weakness has weighed on the Polish zloty, with the local currency lagging its regional peers. EURPLN is trading 0.10% in the green at typing, which sees the PLN performing as one of the worst currencies in the EMEA space.
  • Domestic drivers have been limited, with the zloty showing a muted reaction to the earlier release of preliminary October CPI readings, where headline inflation came in at +6.5% Y/Y versus +6.6% expected. Global themes remain the key driver behind PLN, with focus therefore turning to the FOMC decision tomorrow.
  • In EURPLN, the Oct 17/Jul 31 lows of 4.4096/4.3986 mark the support levels to watch. Elsewhere, USDPLN briefly traded to as low as 4.1624 – its lowest level since early September. Yen weakness on the back of the BoJ decision to make no formal changes to YCC saw PLNJPY hit its highest since 2008.

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