Central Banks
Czech Central Banker Says Half-Point Rate Cut Isn’t Ruled Out
- Policy is approaching ‘fine-tuning’ stage, vice governor says
- Frait will decide between 25 and 50 basis-point cut next week
Source: Czech National Bank
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The Czech central bank is likely to scale back the pace of interest-rate cuts soon, but a senior policymaker refused to rule out a final half a percentage point move next week.
After lowering borrowing costs in 50 basis-point steps at the past four policy meetings, the central bank is “approaching the point at which fine-tuning begins,” Vice Governor Jan Frait said in an interview on Monday.