This afternoon’s decision by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) to cut interest rates by 25bps to 6% suggests that policymakers will now cut rates at a slower pace than we previously thought. Nonetheless, we are sticking to our long-held view that rates will reach 5% over the next six months or so and remain on hold thereafter. By contrast, the market is currently pricing in hikes later this year.
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