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Business sentiment disappoints in Poland, remains high in the Czech Republic and Hungary

Polish deflation surprisingly deepens in September

Polish macroeconomic data surprise on the downside these days. The September inflation readings are more negative than expected (the CPI was down -0.8% y/y) and PMIs in manufacturing disappoints too, showing that that business sentiment in the Polish industry slipped to one-year low. Both output and new orders rose very slowly in September, and new export orders even declined for the first time since October 2014. We do not want to jump to conclusions grounded solely in today’s (yesterday) releases, but in our view it would not be surprising if speculations about a NBP’s rate cut proliferate, with adverse implications for the zloty, which might, in addition, face selling pressures due to upcoming election risks.

While September business sentiment worsened in Poland, it remains at very high levels in Hungary and in the Czech Republic. PMI indices in both countries are above the 55 level, which implies strong (manufacturing) expansion in both countries. September data obviously do not reflect adverse impact of the VW diesel scandal, but it is well possible that this impact can be perceived in later months. After all, VW has had strong presence in both countries; the Skoda brand has been well established in the Czech Republic, while Audi has been producing some models in Hungary.

















Currencies% chng
EUR/CZK27.170.0
EUR/HUF313.30.0
EUR/PLN4.250.2
EUR/USD1.120.2
EUR/CHF1.09-0.5















FRA 3x6%bps chng
CZK0.260
HUF1.31-3
PLN1.712
EUR-0.050















GB%bps chng
Czech Rep. 10Y0.68-1
Hungary 10Y3.363
Poland 10Y2.851
Slovakia 10Y0.87-1















CDS 5Y%bps chng
Czech Rep.512
Hungary1686
Poland760
Slovakia522

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