Hungary Nov CPI to drop sharply on fuels, base effects, says City

Hungary's headline consumer inflation is likely to have dropped sharply last month on the back of falling fuel prices and strong base effects, London-based emerging markets analysts said ahead of Tuesday's data release.
EconomyMonday, 15:25, December 10., 2012 Read more

Hungary CPI likely "surged and peaked" last month, says City

The expected uptick is likely to have come on account of higher global commodity prices.
EconomyMonday, 11:45, October 8., 2012 Read more

Hungary CPI profile seen lower after downside May surprise, says City

The major downside surprise in Hungary's consumer inflation data for May has shifted the inflation profile for the second half of this year lower, widening the scope for monetary easing, but the central bank is likely to wait for a new IMF/EU deal before embarking on a rate cutting cycle, London-based emerging markets anlysts said after much lower-than-expected CPI figures for May had been released on Tuesday.
EconomyWednesday, 06:40, June 13., 2012 Read more

Hungary CPI likely down on strong base effects

Forecasts vary in a narrow range from 5.4% to 5.6%.

EconomyTuesday, 17:25, April 10., 2012 Read more

Hungary cohesion fund freeze unlikely, says City

The suspension of EU cohesion fund disbursements is "far from being a done deal and, in our view, is still unlikely", according to London-based JP Morgan.
EconomyWednesday, 13:25, February 22., 2012 Read more

Hungary base rate 'near peak', says City

Hungary’s central bank is likely to remain biased to tighten until the IMF/EU deal is reached, but its policy rate is now close to peaking, London-based emerging markets economists said.
EconomyMonday, 17:45, January 30., 2012 Read more

CPI to accelerate after soft Dec figures but MNB is driven by risks, says City

Hungary’s consumer inflation is likely to accelerate after the considerably south-of-consensus 4.1% year-on-year headline rate last month, but monetary policy moves will continue to be driven by the risk environment, London-based emerging markets analysts said after CPI figures for December had been released on Friday.
EconomyFriday, 18:30, January 13., 2012 Read more

Further rates moves driven by IMF talks, says City

Further interest rate moves by Hungary’s central bank will predominantly be driven by how talks with the IMF and the EU over a potential credit line will progress, London-based emerging markets analysts said after the MNB announced a widely anticipated 50bps rate hike on Tuesday.
EconomyWednesday, 09:35, December 21., 2011 Read more

50bps rate hike is "most likely", says City

A 50bps interest rate hike is the most likely outcome at the rate-setting meeting of Hungary’s Monetary Council on Tuesday, with a smaller chance of a "more decisive" step of a 200bps hike also on the cards, London-based emerging markets economists said on Monday.
EconomyTuesday, 07:00, November 29., 2011 Read more

IMF deal could please investors, signal end to unorthodox policies

Foreign investors want to see an agreement Hungary could reach with the International Monetary Fund signal a return to more orthodox economic policy, Dan Morris, global strategist for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, told MTI after a Citibank roundtable talk on Thursday.
FinanceFriday, 09:25, November 25., 2011 Read more

JP Morgan launches investment funds in Hungary

FinanceThursday, 17:20, November 24., 2011 Read more

City analysts put Hungary October CPI at 3.4%-3.8%

Emerging market analysts and economists in London estimate consumer prices in Hungary rose 3.4-3.8% in October from the same month a year earlier.
EconomyThursday, 13:35, November 10., 2011 Read more

Strong industrial data may put upward pressure on Hungary GDP forecasts, says City

A "surprisingly strong" industrial output gain may put upward pressure on current GDP growth forecasts for Hungary, London-based emerging markets analysts said after industrial production figures for September, up 3.9% on the previous month and thus far north of the consensus, had been released on Tuesday.
EconomyTuesday, 15:50, November 8., 2011 Read more

MNB to keep rate on hold at Tuesday meeting, says City

Hungary's central bank is set to hold on to its 6% policy rate at its rate-setting meeting on Tuesday, but the weak forint and deteriorating external risk indicators mean that a rate hike is more likely in the longer run than a rate cut, London-based emerging markets economists said prior to Tuesday's rates announcement.
FinanceTuesday, 09:55, October 25., 2011 Read more

Slow pass-through from HUF weakness behind soft CPI, says City

A slow pass-through from HUF weakness helped Hungary's annual consumer inflation to remain flat last month, London-based emerging markets economists said after significantly softer-than-expected CPI data for September had been released on Tuesday.
EconomyTuesday, 17:20, October 11., 2011 Read more

City analysts predict MNB rate cut in spring 2012

London emerging market analysts say Hungary's central bank could cut the base rate early 2012
EconomyMonday, 14:10, August 22., 2011 Read more

Analysts see rising forex loan costs slow GDP growth

Higher repayments on foreign currency-denominated loans could slow Hungary's GDP growth by three-quarter of a percentage point in the next two quarters
EconomyFriday, 14:35, August 5., 2011 Read more

Hungary BoP position

Hungary's balance-of-payment position is found the best in the region.
EconomyFriday, 06:05, July 1., 2011 Read more

London analysts put May CPI at 4.4%

Consumer prices in Hungary probably rose 4.4% in May from the same month a year earlier, slowing from 4.7% in April
EconomyTuesday, 16:05, June 14., 2011 Read more

Central Bank to hold key rate in coming months, may hike later, says City

Hungary's policy rate is set to remain flat at the current 6% for several months, but the National Bank (MNB) is likely to be pressured into further tightening later by commodity price shocks which have now started to translate into underlying inflationary pressures in Hungary, London-based emerging markets analysts said
EconomyTuesday, 07:05, May 17., 2011 Read more
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