by Stanislava Pravdova Danske Bank A/S At today’s monetary policy setting meeting the Czech central bank decided to leave its key policy rate unchanged at 1.50%. Details The Czech central bank (CNB) surprised markets at its monetary policy setting meeting today when it decided to maintain its key policy rate at 1.50% even though most market participants had expected a further 25bp rate cut. We thought the CNB would leave interest rates on hold. Market reaction: EUR/CZK is marginally higher while 2y yields increased approximately 10bp as a 25bp cut had been expected. Assessment & Outlook In our view, the CNB left interest rates unchanged today because it had cut its key policy rate last month, and (probably fairly...
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