Hungarian forint on a roll: gaining strength against global currencies

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Hungary’s forint gained fresh momentum on Monday, strengthening against major global and regional currencies and approaching recent highs, according to market updates and analyst commentary.

Forint is continuing its good streak

The forint began the week on a strong footing, climbing below the 378-per-euro level early in the morning. Analysts at Erste noted that the Hungarian currency also pushed toward a two-year high against the Polish zloty, underlining the breadth of the rally.

By the afternoon, the upward trend remained intact, writes VG.hu. Shortly before 3 PM, the euro was trading near HUF 377.4, while the US dollar slipped below HUF 318.5 at times during the day. Overall, the forint appreciated by roughly half a percent against the euro and by about 0.3 percent against the dollar.

Its performance was even more striking against some other currencies. The Hungarian unit strengthened by more than half a percent versus both the Swiss franc and the Polish zloty, highlighting solid investor sentiment toward the regional currency.

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Limited domestic data, focus on central bank

Market participants are not expecting significant domestic economic releases this week that could materially influence exchange rates. Instead, attention is already turning to next Tuesday’s interest rate decision by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank.

This meeting could mark a turning point, as analysts widely anticipate the first rate cut in nearly a year and a half. Forecasts suggest a reduction of 25 basis points, which would bring the base rate down to around 6.25 percent.

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  1. ‘Hungarian forint on a roll: gaining strength against global currencies.’

    Not an accident.

    No, Netanyahu, Xi, Putin, and Trump are working, both in public and behind the scenes, to make sure that Hungary is stabilized and buttressed, so that the Orbán Government will survive the 3 year regime-change attempt by The Western Elite.

    The common sense of The Hungarian People, it’s eternal fighting spirit, and the help of some powerful friends, will ensure that the election in Hungary, and the war in Western Russia, are the Stalingrad of The Western Elite.

    2026 is 1943-45 all over again, as the spirit of tyranny, hanging of The West like a toxic mold cloud, shall be lain low.

    • “2026 is 1943-45 all over again” or 1956, depends the way you look at it.

      Now suddenly Hungarian forint is becoming strong. That is good news, but take a look prior the pandemic time, it became a meme, with one polish zloty in 2020 you could get like 80 HUF, and the highest the zl got was 1zl = 97 huf. So, you tell me, is HUF really going back to pre covid times? I wish so, but i am not sure, my dear russian bot

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