There are no clear signs yet that Hungary’s economy is overheating but, by the same token, growing signs that the economy is hitting capacity constraints sit uncomfortably with the MPC’s continued dovish rhetoric. Any move to loosen policy, as looks likely to happen at tomorrow’s MPC meeting, would be a step in the wrong direction and risks stoking inflation and asset price bubbles further down the line.
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