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Polish zloty remains under pressure
Belka wants banks to share burden of foreign loans
The Polish zloty gained more than 2 % against the Swiss franc but remained under pressure against the euro yesterday. Recent comments by top NBP-bankers, no matter how moderate, evidently failed to reassure FX market. Elisabetha Chojna- Duch, for instance, one of the key swing voters in the MPC, who decided that the rates stayed on hold in November, apparently prefers rate stability and “being cautious”. On a related note, another top central banker, Anna Zelinska Glebocka, has recently said that a slump of the Polish zloty would postpone possible rate cuts.
Part of markets´ recent nervousness may be attributed to NBP governor Belka´s statement calling on Polish banks to share the burden of (suddenly much more expensive) CHF loans granted to Poles in the past. Mr. Belka stressed that the FX risk born so far entirely by borrowers should be shared also by creditors. Resemblance of the recent development concerning dear FX loans to the Hungarian precedent may make some investors shiver.
Poland will remain in focus today as data from its labour market (wages, employment) are to be released. A strong wage growth – if reported - could provide additional ammunition to the hawkish camp in the NBP board.
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