Hungary’s central bank (MNB) raised its base rate by another 30bp, to 1.50%, as expected today but also dropped its commitment to raise interest rates on a monthly basis which suggests that the tightening cycle will probably slow after September’s Inflation Report The MNB also laid out plans for phasing out its asset purchase programme, but its communications suggest that it will be a very gradual taper.
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