Polish Monetary Policy Eased Again
July 3, 2013
Officials at the National Bank of Poland agreed to a further 25-basis point cut of the reference central bank interest rate to a record low of 2.5%. The Lombard and deposit rates were cut similarly to 4% and 1%. A statement from Narodowy Bank acknowledges the zloty’s depreciation since mid-May but attributes such to external central banking developments and justifies today’s action because of continuing weak domestic economic growth, low credit demand, a further drop of CPI inflation to 0.5% in May, low core inflation, a stronger decline in producer prices, and a a further decline in inflation expectations.
Prior to November 2012, the reference rate was 4.5%. Then followed cuts of 25 bps in November, December, January 2013, and February, 50 bps in March, 25 bps in June and now 25 bps in July.
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