Hungarian inflation drops to lowest since Jan 2021
Oct 10 (Reuters) -Hungary's headline inflation continued to fall in September and came in a touch below analyst expectations,data showed on Thursday, which could fuel market expectations for further interest rate cuts.
Year-on-year inflation eased to 3%in September from 3.4% in August, coming in below a Reuters poll forecast of 3.1%.
It was the lowest rate since January 2021, although services price growth remained elevated, the data showed.
Core inflation however ticked up to 4.8%from 4.6% in August, outside the 2-4% target band of the Hungarian central bank, which resumed its rate cut cycle in September, aided by a fall in inflation and a larger-than-usual cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
After the September rate cut, Deputy Governor Barnabas Virag said that in the following three months the bank would decide on rates a monthly basis, weighing the options of no change in rates or a small cut.
The Hungarian central bank has been the most aggressive in central Europe in easing monetary policy since last year.
However, traders and analysts have said that the forint's recent plunge to an 18-month-low and past the psychological level of 400 per euro could prompt the bank to hold rates at the next meeting scheduled for Oct. 22.
Reporting by Anita Komuves in Budapest; Editing by Toby Chopra
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