Hungary, Factors to watch, April 10
10/04/2019 07:49
BUDAPEST, April 10 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events
in Hungary and the region, as well as news stories which may
influence financial markets.
(For any queries: Budapest editorial +36 1 882 3606)
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HUNGARY (ALL TIMES GMT)
BUDAPEST - Minutes of cbank's March rate meeting (1200)
IN THE REGION
SLOVAKIA - Feb industry output (0700)
CZECH - March CPI (0700)
ROMANIA - March CPI (0700)
CROATIA - March PPI (0900)
IN THE NEWS, REUTERS
Hungarians start European news agency with pro-Orban content
A group of Hungarian business leaders and politicians close
to Prime Minister Viktor Orban have founded an international
news agency in London whose coverage will focus on central and
eastern Europe. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21R4W4
CEE MARKETS-Forint retreats on doubt CPI rise will bring
tighter policy
The forint approached 3-month lows on Tuesday due to doubts
that the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) will tighten policy
further in response to a bigger-than-expected pick-up in
inflation. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21R4ME
France and Germany concerned about Polish judiciary
France and Germany expressed concern over the independence
of Polish courts at a meeting of European Union ministers on
Tuesday, keeping up pressure on Warsaw to drop changes to the
judiciary that the EU believes undermine the separation of
powers. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21R4LM
Hungary sees Huawei as strategic partner despite security
concerns
Hungary regards China's Huawei Technologies as a strategic
IT partner, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, shrugging off
security concerns about using its products among many western
governments. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21R430
Magyar Telekom AGM approves 25 forints/share dividend-MTI
Shareholders at Magyar Telekom's annual general meeting
approved a dividend of 25 forints ($0.0877) per share for 2018,
the state news agency MTI said on Tuesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21R3BQ
Hungary cbank's key inflation gauge rises to 3.5 pct in
March
Hungary's core inflation adjusted for the effects of
indirect taxes, the central bank's closely-watched measure of
lasting inflation trends, rose to 3.5 percent in March from 3.2
percent in February, it said on Tuesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nB3N20H01E
Hungary's March core inflation jumps to 3.8 pct y/y
Hungarian core inflation jumped to an annual 3.8 percent in
March, data showed on Tuesday, the highest reading since
December 2012, exceeding market expectations. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nB3N20H01D
Motor racing-Formula One celebrates 1,000th race, give or
take a few
Formula One celebrates its 1,000th world championship race
this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, one of the
sport's newer tracks, but the milestone requires careful
wording. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21Q2KW
(Reporting by Marton Dunai)
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