National bank of hungary preview room to cut caution prevails
中文标题
匈牙利国家银行前瞻：降息空间犹存，但谨慎情绪占上风
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
The National Bank of Hungary is expected to keep its base rate unchanged on 20 October, as inflation remains benign (headline 1.6% YoY, core 1.9% YoY) but uncertainty over the unpublished 2027 budget and global risk sentiment favors caution. Governor Varga sits on the Fiscal Council, yet acting on non-public details would be ill-advised. We still see a 25bp cut in December, a 5.25% end-2026 base rate and a 4.25% terminal rate next year.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 10/15/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · EUR/USD · US 10Y Treasury
- Time horizon
- 2027 · 2026 · next year
Key arguments
- Inflation is supportive, but the NBH's focus is on the 2027 draft budget and medium-term fiscal consolidation, not inflation.
- The budget was handed to the Fiscal Council on 15 October, too late for the Monetary Council to gauge market reaction before 20 October.
- A credible 2027 budget could lower risk premiums, but the NBH is expected to play safe amid elevated global uncertainty.
- We still expect easing before year-end: a 25bp cut in December and further easing to a 4.25% terminal rate in 2027.
Key numbers
- September headline inflation YoY
- 1.6%
- September core inflation YoY
- 1.9%
- End-2026 base rate forecast
- 5.25%
- Terminal rate forecast 2027
- 4.25%
- HGB spread level
- 200bp
Main risks
- An excessive degree of optimism on fiscal consolidation is already priced in, making a positive surprise difficult.
- Global energy prices at new highs, a strong US dollar and eurozone bond market troubles could challenge forint gains.
- Markets are fragile with massive long positioning in Hungarian assets, so the NBH would be unwise to test them.
Corresponding source evidence
However, we still expect a rate cut by year-end We expect the National Bank of Hungary to play it safe and keep rates on hold on 20 October Our call The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) picked the cautious option last month, keeping the base rate unchanged.
A sound and credible 2027 draft budget and a well-received medium-term fiscal consolidation plan could create a favourable idiosyncratic shock, reducing risk premiums on Hungarian assets.
· 2027Against a backdrop of elevated global uncertainty, and despite the prospect of lower local risk premiums, we expect the National Bank of Hungary to play it safe and keep rates on hold on 20 October.
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