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South Africa: Retail sales data point to Q2 rebound

The statement accompanying the Hungarian MPC’s meeting earlier today, at which the policy rate was left on hold at 0.90%, gave no sign that monetary easing is on the Council’s agenda. But we think growth and inflation are likely to be lower than the MPC expects, prompting a reduction in interest rates. We have pencilled in a modest 30bp of cuts to the policy rate this year.

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