The rise in Czech inflation to a five-year high of 2.9% y/y in October was driven entirely by a sharp pick-up in food inflation, and by our estimates, core inflation eased a little. As a result, while the chances of a rate hike at the MPC meeting in December have increased, we still think that it’s most likely that the MPC’s next move will come in early-2018.
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