The National Bank of Hungary’s post-meeting press release reinforced the message that the MPC sees little pressure to raise interest rates. Indeed, with inflation likely to remain low, and economic growth set to weaken over the coming quarters, we don’t expect the first rate hikes to come until the second half of next year at the earliest. Even then, the tightening cycle is likely to be gradual.
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