Peter Laca

2 days ago | bloomberg.com | Peter Laca |Irina Vilcu

The parliament building in Bucharest. (Bloomberg) -- Romania managed to attract solid demand in a domestic bond sale but the funding came at an increased price as political risks before the presidential run-off continued to weigh on investors’ perception. The Black Sea nation sold 540 million lei ($118 million) of one-year bonds at an auction on Monday, with the average yield rising by about 1.5 percentage points to 8.45% compared with the previous reopening of the note last month.

1 week ago | financialpost.com | Peter Laca |Krystof Chamonikolas

Advertisement 1Czech policymakers cut interest rates after inflation slowed more than expected, with investors now potentially facing a lengthy pause in easing due to persistent price pressures and global trade risks. Article content(Bloomberg) — Czech policymakers cut interest rates after inflation slowed more than expected, with investors now potentially facing a lengthy pause in easing due to persistent price pressures and global trade risks.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Peter Laca |Krystof Chamonikolas

The Old Town Square in Prague. (Bloomberg) -- The Czech central bank said inflation risks limited room for further monetary easing as policymakers debated whether their latest “cautious” interest rate cut was the final move for now. Rate setters in Prague lowered the benchmark by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5% on Wednesday, taking it to the lowest level since 2021 and in line with the expectations of most analysts in a Bloomberg survey.

1 week ago | financialpost.com | Peter Laca

Advertisement 1Czech policymakers will probably cut interest rates again after inflation slowed more than expected, but they may also signal a lengthy pause is now in store due to persistent price risks. Article content(Bloomberg) — Czech policymakers will probably cut interest rates again after inflation slowed more than expected, but they may also signal a lengthy pause is now in store due to persistent price risks.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Peter Laca

Outside the Czech central bank in Prague. (Bloomberg) -- Czech policymakers will probably cut interest rates again after inflation slowed more than expected, but they may also signal a lengthy pause is now in store due to persistent price risks. The central bank in Prague will lower the benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5% at a meeting on Wednesday, according to 20 out of 25 analysts in a Bloomberg survey. The remaining five economists predict no change.