Magyar Nemzeti Bank
Hungarian National Bank Interest Rates Left Unchanged
August 27, 2019
There was no interest rate change as anticipated at this month’s monetary policy review by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank Council. The base rate has been at 0.90% since a 15-basis point cut in May 2016. The overnight deposit rate was raised 10 basis points last march to -0.05%, reversing a similarly sized cut in September […] More
Dollar Up on Day with Two Large News Developments
July 23, 2019
Boris Johnson, who favors a very hard U.K. break with the EU, was selected as the new leader of the British Conservative Party and will thus succeed Theresa May tomorrow as prime minister. This development greatly increases the likelihood that Britain will leave the European Union by October 31 without any negotiated terms. U.S. congressional […] More
No Change in Hungarian Monetary Policy at Latest Review
February 26, 2019
Magyar Nemzeti Bank’s base rate has been at 0.90% since a 15-basis point cut in May 2016, and Hungary’s overnight deposit rate has been negative 0.15% since a a 10-basis point reduction in September 2017. A statement released today after the latest review speaks of eventual normalization: The Monetary Council is prepared for the gradual […] More
National Bank of Hungary
January 29, 2019
Although leaving Hungary’s central bank base rate (0.90%) and overnight deposit rate (-0.15%) unchanged at their cyclical lows, officials at Magyar Nemzeti Bank are now contemplating a policy trend reversal, affecting both its quantitative stimulus and these key interest rates. The Monetary Council is prepared for the gradual and cautious normalization of monetary policy, which […] More
Hungary’s Monetary Policy Held Unchanged
August 21, 2018
The Monetary Council at Magyar Nemzeti Bank kept its interest rate structure unchanged. Hungary’s deposit rate has been at -0.15% since a 10 basis point cut last September, and the overnight and one-week collateralized lending rates have been at 0.90% since a cut of 15 bps in May 2016. A released statement also keeps other […] More
Dollar Broadly Stronger… Gold and Global Bonds Down
April 25, 2018
The Mexican peso extended its recent swoon, falling 1.0% against the dollar and moving past the 19 per USD threshold. U.S./Mexican relations appear headed for another dive, as Lopez Obrador, the former Mexico City mayor and a populist, retained a huge lead in presidential election polls. The election is just over two months away. It’s […] More
Hungarian National Bank
March 27, 2018
Monetary policy settings were not changed by Hungary’s monetary council. The Base Rate remains at at 0.90%, its level since a 15 basis point cut in May 2016. The overnight deposit rate stays at negative 0.15%, its level since a 10-basis point reduction last September. A loose policy is justified because inflation still lies at […] More
Central Bank of Hungary
February 27, 2018
At Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the Base Rate has been at 0.90% since a 15-basis point cut in May 2016, and the overnight deposit rate has been at minus 0.15% since a 10-basis point cut in September 2017. They will remain at those levels after the latest policy review by the Monetary Council. Although real economic […] More
Central Bank of Hungary
December 20, 2017
The central bank’s monetary council again kept the Hungarian base rate at 0.90%, its level since a 15-basis point reduction in May of last year. Inflation still hasn’t risen in a sustained manner to the central bank target, and officials do not expect that happening until the middle of 2019. The post-policy review statement asserts, […] More
National Bank of Hungary
October 24, 2017
Hungarian monetary policymakers left their base rate at 0.90% at the latest review. It’s been at that level since the last of 3 reductions in 2016, each by 15 basis points. The base rate had also been cut five times by 15 bps each during 2015 and is currently 610 basis points lower than in […] More
