Policymakers in Hungary and Turkey cut interest rates today as the general improvement in global risk appetite in recent months has reduced concerns over external vulnerabilities and allowed the authorities to focus on shoring up growth. But these vulnerabilities have not disappeared, meaning that the scope for significant easing is limited. In fact, we think there is a very real risk that interest rates may need to be hiked in both countries in order to defend their currencies in 2013.
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