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Far-Right Jobbik Gathers Perilous Clouds Over Hungary - International Press
- 14 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) has received nearly 1.4 million votes less on Sunday, while centre-right Fidesz garnered almost 400,000 votes more than in the first round of the 2006 general elections. Fidesz looks set to gain a two-thirds majority in Parliament that would enable it to amend any legislation, including the constitution. Analysts expect the market reaction to be muted but ...
Credigen Bank Withdraws From Hungary
- 12 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Credigen Bank, the Hungarian consumer finance unit of French Sofinco, has terminated its activities in Hungary. A major player on the local consumer loan market, it will complete collecting its outstanding debt and then withdraw from Hungary altogether, the bank confirmed to local news portal index.hu. It has contracts with such large retail chains as Tesco, Media Markt, Saturn and Extreme ...
Hungary's Forint Remains Top Eye-Catcher In EM
- 1 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s forint has topped the Emerging Markets FX Scorecard of Credit Suisse for the third month in a row. The latest run of CS’s currency model, the "Scorecard", suggests being long HUF, BRL and PLN against being short IDR, INR, ZAR and RUB vs. USD in April 2010, Credit Suisse said on Wednesday.
Hungary Euro Adoption Further In The Distance
- 26 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"The market has raised its deficit forecast for 2010 for the sixth month in a row, a Reuters poll conducted between March 22 and 25 and published on Thursday showed. According to the consensus forecast of analysts, the central bank (NBH) will continue its rate cut cycle next Monday, with only three of the 27 respondents projecting unchanged rates.
JPmorgan Sees Hungary's Forint At 250 vs EUR By End-2011
- 22 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s forint could firm to 250 versus the euro by the end of 2011, and the country is likely to be the first in the region to join the euro zone, JPMorgan projected in its latest quarterly research note on Friday. While JPMorgan’s analysts expect the Hungarian economy to grow by 0.5% this year, UBS is less upbeat, forecasting a 0.5% GDP contraction.
Hungarian Forint Headed Towards 260 In Relentless Surge
- 18 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The spectacular ascent of the Hungarian forint held out all day long on Wednesday, hitting a 15-month peak vs. the euro in the early afternoon CET. The currency was buoyed up by widespread optimism in global markets, with US stock indices close to their highest in 18 months. Elsewhere in the CEE region, the Czech koruna was at its best vs. the euro in 4 months. The forint’s performance vs. the ...
Hungary Needs "Fiscal Dictatorship" - Járai
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary would still be on the verge of sovereign default if it was not for the IMF credit, said Zsigmond Járai, former Governor of the central bank (NBH). He also told a conference in Budapest on Tuesday that the c.bank pursued a wrong monetary policy and that it should have lowered interest rates drastically. He noted that Hungary would need to rewrite its Convergence Programme as quickly as ...
Hungary To Overshoot C.Bank Inflation Goal In 2010
- 10 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"The surprise jump in Hungary’s inflation to 6.4% in January has made a deep impression on analysts and, as a consequence, they now project the country’s inflation path to be considerably higher in 2010 than before. The market presently sees it unlikely that the headline CPI figure will drop to below the central bank’s medium-term goal (3.0% +/- 1ppt) this year.
When The EUR Falls, Hungary's Forint Tends To Underperform CE3 Peers
- 5 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"A better risk appetite environment should support the EUR/USD in the short term, but the cross looks to be heading lower from Q2 on, Crédit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank said on Thursday. It reminded that there have only been three other periods of EUR weakness, the last of which corresponded with the worst of the credit crisis.
Far-Right Jobbik Gathers Perilous Clouds Over Hungary - International Press
- 14 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) has received nearly 1.4 million votes less on Sunday, while centre-right Fidesz garnered almost 400,000 votes more than in the first round of the 2006 general elections. Fidesz looks set to gain a two-thirds majority in Parliament that would enable it to amend any legislation, including the constitution. Analysts expect the market reaction to be muted but ...
Credigen Bank Withdraws From Hungary
- 12 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Credigen Bank, the Hungarian consumer finance unit of French Sofinco, has terminated its activities in Hungary. A major player on the local consumer loan market, it will complete collecting its outstanding debt and then withdraw from Hungary altogether, the bank confirmed to local news portal index.hu. It has contracts with such large retail chains as Tesco, Media Markt, Saturn and Extreme ...
Hungary's Forint Remains Top Eye-Catcher In EM
- 1 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s forint has topped the Emerging Markets FX Scorecard of Credit Suisse for the third month in a row. The latest run of CS’s currency model, the "Scorecard", suggests being long HUF, BRL and PLN against being short IDR, INR, ZAR and RUB vs. USD in April 2010, Credit Suisse said on Wednesday.
Hungary Euro Adoption Further In The Distance
- 26 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"The market has raised its deficit forecast for 2010 for the sixth month in a row, a Reuters poll conducted between March 22 and 25 and published on Thursday showed. According to the consensus forecast of analysts, the central bank (NBH) will continue its rate cut cycle next Monday, with only three of the 27 respondents projecting unchanged rates.
JPmorgan Sees Hungary's Forint At 250 vs EUR By End-2011
- 22 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s forint could firm to 250 versus the euro by the end of 2011, and the country is likely to be the first in the region to join the euro zone, JPMorgan projected in its latest quarterly research note on Friday. While JPMorgan’s analysts expect the Hungarian economy to grow by 0.5% this year, UBS is less upbeat, forecasting a 0.5% GDP contraction.
Hungarian Forint Headed Towards 260 In Relentless Surge
- 18 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The spectacular ascent of the Hungarian forint held out all day long on Wednesday, hitting a 15-month peak vs. the euro in the early afternoon CET. The currency was buoyed up by widespread optimism in global markets, with US stock indices close to their highest in 18 months. Elsewhere in the CEE region, the Czech koruna was at its best vs. the euro in 4 months. The forint’s performance vs. the ...
Hungary Needs "Fiscal Dictatorship" - Járai
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary would still be on the verge of sovereign default if it was not for the IMF credit, said Zsigmond Járai, former Governor of the central bank (NBH). He also told a conference in Budapest on Tuesday that the c.bank pursued a wrong monetary policy and that it should have lowered interest rates drastically. He noted that Hungary would need to rewrite its Convergence Programme as quickly as ...
Hungary To Overshoot C.Bank Inflation Goal In 2010
- 10 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"The surprise jump in Hungary’s inflation to 6.4% in January has made a deep impression on analysts and, as a consequence, they now project the country’s inflation path to be considerably higher in 2010 than before. The market presently sees it unlikely that the headline CPI figure will drop to below the central bank’s medium-term goal (3.0% +/- 1ppt) this year.
When The EUR Falls, Hungary's Forint Tends To Underperform CE3 Peers
- 5 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"A better risk appetite environment should support the EUR/USD in the short term, but the cross looks to be heading lower from Q2 on, Crédit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank said on Thursday. It reminded that there have only been three other periods of EUR weakness, the last of which corresponded with the worst of the credit crisis.