Hungary, Factors to watch, April 8
08/04/2019 07:46
BUDAPEST, April 8 (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 - Feb trade balance (0800)
BUDAPEST - Cbank FX swap tender
BUDAPEST - March budget balance (1000)
IN THE REGION
ROMANIA - Q1 GDP (0700)
CZECH - Feb industry output, construction sector output,
trade balance, March unemployment (0800)
IN THE NEWS, REUTERS
ANALYSIS-Smileys and selfies: Europe's far-right tries to
end divisions
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini sends texts
with smileys to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and posts
selfies with Austrian far-right politician Heinz-Christian
Strache. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21G5QA
Norway to cut 10 EM countries from wealth fund's
fixed-income benchmark
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will
streamline its $300 billion fixed-income portfolio by cutting
emerging market bonds from the benchmark index it tracks, the
Finance Ministry said on Friday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21N2T3
Hungary to offer to swap variable-rate loans for fixed-rate
-c.banker
Hungary is to offer borrowers with variable-rate loans the
opportunity to switch to fixed-rate products, a central bank
deputy governor said on Friday, as part of efforts to curb the
risks from future interest rate changes. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21N2MN
CEE MARKETS-Forint, zloty decline amid mixed signals about
growth
Central European currencies diverged on Friday, with the
forint and zloty falling while the crown and the leu rose, amid
mixed signals on the region's economic growth outlook.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21N2NP
Hungary's Feb output rises by 5.9 pct y/y -stats
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1UY002
(Reporting by Marton Dunai)
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