Stronger Forint may outlast the New Year
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024A left-wing analyst believes the next challenge to the national currency will come in a year from now. READ MORE
Speculation about Hungary’s economic outlook
Monday, October 31st, 2022Left-wing and liberal analysts blame the government and the National Bank for the high price Hungarians are paying to regain the trust of the markets. A pro-government pundit is optimistic that Hungary can avoid recession – despite the global economic crisis. READ MORE
PM Orbán promises to halve inflation
Monday, October 17th, 2022The weeklies were already on the stands when the Prime Minister announced that he had instructed his Finance Minister and asked the President of the National Bank to slash inflation by half next year. Business commentators already express concern over inflation rates that reached 20.1 per cent year on year in September. Online sites have already reacted to the Mr Orbán’s announcement. READ MORE
National Bank springs sharp base rate surprise
Thursday, June 30th, 2022Analysts describe the biggest rate increase by the National Bank for 14 years as shocking but laudable – and predict further increases until September. READ MORE
Former National Bank President predicts restrictions
Saturday, January 8th, 2022György Surányi, who served as President of the National Bank under a socialist-liberal government in the 1990s, sees monetary and fiscal restrictions as necessary. A pro-government economist dismisses the suggestion and accuses Surányi of serving foreign interests. READ MORE
Mortgage interest rates capped
Friday, December 24th, 2021The leading independent online business news outlet doubts that the government’s decision to freeze mortgage interest rates will help to keep surging inflation at bay. READ MORE
Dispute over Hungary’s economic outlook
Saturday, December 11th, 2021A left-wing commentator fears that the government’s spending policies will further fuel already rampant inflation. A pro-government analyst quotes two independent analyses to justify his confidence that Hungarian growth will skyrocket. READ MORE
National Bank raises its base rate
Thursday, November 18th, 2021A financial analyst admits that the issuing bank is taking inflation more seriously than so far but is only cautiously optimistic about the success of the moderate shift in the National Bank’s monetary policy. READ MORE
National Bank’s rate hikes deemed necessary
Friday, September 3rd, 2021An independent economist welcomes the National Bank’s base interest rate hikes and the announcement of incremental tapering. He believes that returning to more orthodox monetary measures will help Hungary prepare for future financial turmoil. READ MORE
Matolcsy cautions against rushed introduction of Euro
Friday, August 6th, 2021A left-wing commentator disagrees with the National Bank governor, who does not consider as timely the adoption of the common European currency. A conservative economist remarks that Hungary cannot in any case rapidly introduce the Euro – thanks to the previous Socialist-Liberal governments. READ MORE