October 27, 2009, 8:59 amEUR/HUF seems to be stabilising in early morning trade on Tuesday after the HUF suffered a bigger blow late on Monday. The easing of Hungary’s forint took place parallel with USD strengthening. ...
October 26, 2009, 3:00 pmHungary’s listed companies will soon start churning out their earnings reports for the third quarter of 2009. Distiller Zwack will kick off the reporting season on 28 October after the closing bell...
October 26, 2009, 12:47 pmWhile the Czech koruna and Poland’s zloty were both steady in the morning session on Monday, Hungary’s forint eased against the euro to a 1.5-week low around 267.30 from 266. While main...
October 26, 2009, 8:53 amHungary’s forint eased moderately during a local market holiday last Friday (23 Oct), hitting its weekly lowest, but as global investor sentiment is currently more favourable, it has strengthened...
October 22, 2009, 11:47 amWith excitement in global markets on the wane and investors growing more cautious, the Hungarian forint has endured a setback this morning after hitting a 2009 record yesterday. Subsequent to US stock...
October 21, 2009, 8:24 am Although the global market sentiment is not expressly positive, the Hungarian forint has hit a new peak this morning at 262.50 vs. the euro, its strongest so far in 2009. The Czech koruna was likewise...
October 20, 2009, 6:12 pmDespite a number of upbeat earnings reports from major US companies, a weak September real estate market report undermined investor confidence resulting in a minor setback amid the worldwide stock rally....
October 20, 2009, 12:11 pmIn line with the major trend in the last 4 months, yields were on the decline at today’s 3-month T-bill auction in Budapest. The outcome of the auction was in accordance with market expectations...
October 20, 2009, 9:29 amMagyar Telekom shareholders will not have any financial obligations with respect to 2007 dividends, not even if the shareholder vote that approved the dividend in April 2008 is voided, the company informed...
October 20, 2009, 9:23 amThis morning saw the EUR/HUF exchange rate temporarily plummet below 264, its lowest in two months. Since the opening bell, investors have witnessed a minor setback in the global stock market rally, and...
October 19, 2009, 5:12 pmAmidst an already favourable global investor sentiment the US dollar’s easing and the Hungarian central bank’s in-line rate cut propelled the forint towards a 12-month high (263) versus the...
October 16, 2009, 9:01 amThe US dollar has first hit a more than one year low at 1.4970 versus the euro early on Friday (CET), but it has appreciated sharply since that dealt a blow to Hungary’s forint. The HUF eased by...
October 14, 2009, 9:17 amHungary’s forint started Wednesday’s trading with moderate gains versus the euro, firming to around 268 in early session. Owing to selling pressure on the US dollar, the HUF appreciated to...
October 13, 2009, 8:58 amFollowing an over 1% strengthening on Monday, Hungary’s forint has maintained its strength against the euro at levels around 267.50/268.00 in early trade on Tuesday. There are mixed signals arriving...
October 12, 2009, 9:37 amHungary’s forint kicked off the week at 270 versus the euro, practically where it left off last week. Without a single key macro data due out on external markets today the HUF is likely to be left...
October 8, 2009, 4:25 pmAfter selling HUF 60 billion of 3-year, 5-yr and 10-yr bonds at an auction in the morning, Hungary's Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold an additional HUF 21.9 bn of bonds at a non-competitive...
October 7, 2009, 9:03 amHungary’s forint kicks off the Wednesday session at a one-month high versus the euro and around its 12-month strongest against the US dollar. We read mixed signals from global stock markets as to...
October 6, 2009, 12:07 pmHungary's Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) has received HUF 109.7 billion worth of bids on HUF 40 bn 3-month discount Treasury bills (D100113) at an auction on Tuesday. The bid/cover ratio was even...
October 5, 2009, 12:32 pmThe Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) has on Monday disclosed which securities qualify as liquid based on Q3 2009 trading data. The four blue chips got new partners on the list: Egis and FHB. The following...
October 2, 2009, 8:52 amWaning risk appetite led to Hungary's forint weakening against the euro late on Thursday, and hitting a one-week low in early morning trading on Friday. Poland's zloty has eased to a more than two-week...