The outlook for inflation does not offer a particularly convincing justification for this afternoon’s surprise decision to raise Hungarian interest rates. Instead, we think the move is best viewed as a rebuke of recent government policies. This makes predicting the next move difficult, but today’s decision is unlikely to mark the start of a sustained tightening cycle.
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