O rețea globală și cunoștințe de piață

Despite the improvement in risk sentiment, the region's currencies have, for the most part, weakened marginally against the euro. Over the past month, all remain within very tight ranges against the euro.

Surprising news concerning a plan to merge two key economic ministries led to a weakening of the forint, which stood apart from the pack. Otherwise, CEE currencies remained resilient in a rather challenging risk-off environment. Dovish comments by NBP President Adam Glapinski also attracted interest.

Signs continue to emerge that fears of a US recession are exaggerated, in the form of solid high frequency data like weekly jobless claims.