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Czech rates on hold, looser policy on the cards

Currency concerns remain the key driver of interest rate decisions in Emerging Europe. The recent stability of the leu provided scope for Romanian policymakers to cut rates today. But in the Czech Republic, rates were kept on hold. The koruna has been one of the worst performing currencies over the past few months which has, in effect, done the job of looser monetary policy.

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