Focus of Czech MPC to switch from hikes to cuts

The statement following today’s MPC meeting confirmed that the Czech central bank is still concerned about above-target inflation and the need to hike interest rates. But with the economy likely to slow sharply next year and inflationary pressures to start easing, we think that the CNB’s next move will be an interest rate cut in the middle of 2020.

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