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16 July 2010
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We remain worried about ZAR and HUF
South African rate decision will undoubtedly prove interesting to follow as the
uncertainty about the outcome is fairly high. While consensus expect the South African
central bank (SARB) to stay on hold we see a chance of yet another 50bp rate cut. That
would bring the key policy rate to 6.00% in South Africa. For the rate reduction argues
Source: Danske Markets
recent dovish comments from the SARB governor Gill Marcus, inflation development but
also recent data from the economy, which mostly surprised on the downside signalling
that economic recovery is losing steam.
Will the SARB deliver another cut?
The Czech koruna is now back as the top scorer and CZK also remain the currency with
the strong potential for strengthening over the longer term due to attractive valuation.
Therefore we feel pretty confident in recommending investors to continue to be long the
Czech currency both against its region peers and USD and EUR.
This week we updated our FX forecasts. Read more in the July version of the Emerging
Markets Briefer.
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when NBP Monetary Policy Council member Andrzej Bratkowski this week in an
interview with the news agency Bloomberg hinted that it could be necessary to hike
NBP’s key policy rate presently at 3.50% relatively soon. Mr. Bratkowski did not give
any indication of the timing of these rate hikes, but it now seems pretty clear that we
could have a rate hike already this year. This was further underlined by the Minutes from
the MPC meeting in the Polish central bank showed that some MPC members wanted a
rate hike already in June. The Minutes was published on Thursday.
We now tend to think that the rather hike could come already in the coming months –
which is earlier than currently priced by the market and earlier than the consensus
expectation which probably at the moment sees rate hikes in Q4 rather than in Q3. Hence,
we would still be positioned for higher Polish rates and yields especially in the very short
end of the curve.
Market movers ahead: Will the SARB cut again?
Rate decisions in Hungary and South Africa are the main events to watch next week.
In Hungary we expect the Hungarian central bank to stay on hold keeping the key policy
rate at 5.25% as the recent sell-off in forint and the increased uncertainty outlook for
fiscal policy probably mean that easing cycle has come to an end.
South African rate decision will undoubtedly prove interesting to follow as the
uncertainty about the outcome is fairly high. While consensus expect the South African
central bank (SARB) to stay on hold we see a chance of yet another 50bp rate cut. That
would bring the key policy rate to 6.00% in South Africa. For the rate reduction argues
recent dovish comments from the SARB governor Gill Marcus, inflation development but
also recent data from the economy, which mostly surprised on the downside signalling
that economic recovery is losing steam.
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FX Market update
FX performance one week
Preview: Very calm nearly boring
ZAR vs. EUR
It has been a relatively calm we on the EMEA FX markets as summer calm have sat in 1-week
TRY vs. EUR change
with very low turnover in the market and little volatility. Even increased concerns over
PLN vs. EUR
apparent tensions between the Hungarian government and the EU and IMF failed to do
RON vs. EUR
much to move the EMEA FX markets and the forint have been largely stable over the HUF vs. EUR
week. The Romanian leu has been under a bit of pressure over the week on the back of CZK vs. EUR
renewed growth concerns – or at least that is the only excuse we can find for the Basket vs. RUB
weakness in the leu over the week and to be frank volumes are so light in the EMEA FX ZAR vs. USD
markets at the moment that it is hard to say that anything is really moving the markets. TRY vs. USD
currencies going forward in next 1-3 months. That said the signal is certainly not a
“massive sell” signal and the Scorecard is in fact positive on three out of the seven
currencies in the Scorecard – CZK, PLN and TRY.
The Czech koruna is now back as the top scorer and CZK also remain the currency with
the strong potential for strengthening over the longer term due to attractive valuation.
Therefore we feel pretty confident in recommending investors to continue to be long the
Czech currency both against its region peers and USD and EUR. In that regard it should
be noted that the downtrend in EUR/USD seems to have been broken for now and
FX performance one month
EUR/USD as been trending up a bit in the recent weeks. This undoubtedly is helpful for
the EUR sensitive CEE currencies – CZK, PLN, HUF and RON. On the other hand more ZAR vs. EUR
USD weakness could weigh on the USD sensitive EMEA currencies such as TRY, ZAR TRY vs. EUR
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FX Scorecard overview
Score PLN Score HUF EMEA FX Scorecard outline
5.0 5.0 • All scores are computed on a scale
2.5 2.5 from +5 to -5. The score measures
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CIS update
Important data on consumption is due next week from Russia, although we do not expect Russian inflation is likely to accelerate
any surprises. There is no reason to assume that upward sloping trends in real wage 25,0 25,0
% y/y % y/y
growth or retail sales growth would show any significant changes. However, consumption 22,5 22,5
20,0 20,0
growth will not achieve the pre-crisis pace before bank lending to households kicks off. << Danske CPI model
17,5 17,5
15,0 15,0
Given that the recovery will continue, we think that the inflation in Russia will start a
12,5 12,5
rapid acceleration before the year-end. Everyone seems to have forgotten, that we are 10,0 10,0
CPI>>
7,5 7,5
talking about Russia, where year on year consumer price inflation has averaged above
5,0 5,0
10% in the past five years. Yes, inflation is now below 6%, but we have just seen the 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
worst recession in a decade. When inflation bottomed the last time in early 2007 around Source: Reuters Ecowin
7% y/y, it took only a year for it to accelerate to 15%. Given that money supply, wage
growth, commodity prices and fiscal policy all point to accelerating inflation by the year-
end, we consider our above consensus CPI forecast of 9.2% for 2011 rather conservative.
June industrial production continued to grow strongly in year on year terms in Ukraine.
Ukrainian central bank sees the Q2 GDP growth now at 5.7-6.7% y/y compared to 4.9%
in Q1. All in all, we think that the IMF loan deal will significantly help the recovery in GDP and IP growth in Ukraine
Ukraine, not only by covering funding needs, but also because IMF will now keep control 30 30
% y/y Manufacturing >> % y/y
over fiscal expenditure and other political measures. As one of the biggest problems in 20
GDP>>
20
10 10
Ukraine has been political instability and, because of that, political populism, none of the 0 0
significant improvements in fiscal spending have been made. Now the politicians have -10 -10
-20 -20
the IMF to blame for rising the heavily subsidized retail prices of gas and electricity. << Mining
-30 -30
-40 -40
-50 -50
07 08 09 10
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The Turkish economy has experienced a quite dramatic rebound in economic growth. In 0 0
-5 -5
Q1 10 the economy expanded 11.7% y/y – a growth rate only comparable to China. Such Gdp, Turkey
-10 -10
a high growth rate is only temporary and can mainly be contributed to last year’s
-15 -15
significant economic setback. Going forward we expect Turkey to lead the region in 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
terms of economic growth albeit at a more modest pace. We forecast Turkish economic
growth of 7.9% y/y in 2010 and 5.9% y/y in 2011. Source: Reuters Ecowin and Danske Markets
Macro forecasts
C/A balance to weaken on high
1 Private. 1 1 1 domestic demand
Year Gdp 1 Fixed Inv Export Import
cons
1.5 % of GDP % of GDP 1.5
2009 -4.7 -2.0 -18.8 -5.3 -13.2 0.5 Current account, Turkey 0.5
-0.5 -0.5
2010 7.9 6.7 17.9 6.6 12.6 -1.5 -1.5
-2.5 -2.5
2011 5.9 5.7 8.6 14.0 11.2 -3.5 -3.5
-4.5 -4.5
2012 5.5 5.3 7.9 12.9 11.0 -5.5 -5.5
-6.5 -6.5
1) A verage % y/y 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Macro forecasts
Inflationary pressure increasing
Trade 2, 3 Industrial 1 1
Year 2, 3 Current acc. 1 Wages Inflation 13
% y/y % y/y
13
Balance prod. 12 12
11 11
2009 -4.0 -2.2 -8.9 9.8 6.3 10 10
9 9
2010 -5.3 -4.7 10.5 8.6 9.0 8 8
7 7
Inflation,Turkey
2011 -4.7 -3.4 4.0 9.0 7.8 6 6
5 5
2012 -4.5 -3.4 7.1 10.2 8.2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
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2009 -4.1 -0.3 -9.2 -14.2 -15.3 5.0 -1.1 -13.2 9.1 1.1 Macro Monitor Czech Republic, June 25
Czech Republic 2010 0.5 0.2 -3.1 12.3 7.7 7.1 1.3 10.7 10.1 1.5 Macro Monitor Turkey, July 14
2011 2.4 0.7 6.4 14.7 11.1 8.1 2.1 9.4 10.7 2.0
Macro Monitor Poland, June 25
2009 -14.8 -19.4 -35.0 -11.6 -27.9 - 3.0 - 14.5 -0.1
Estonia 2010 -2.3 -3.0 0.1 1.5 7.2 - 1.0 - 18.0 -0.4
Source: Danske Markets
2011 2.9 2.2 6.7 13.3 14.9 - 0.0 - 15.0 0.7
2009 -6.3 -7.6 -6.3 -8.9 -15.2 4.3 0.2 -17.8 10.8 4.2
Hungary 2010 -1.9 -2.0 -2.2 12.1 11.2 5.7 1.8 9.5 13.6 5.2
2011 3.0 2.6 4.1 8.9 7.3 5.6 1.3 9.0 14.7 4.6
Latvia 2010 -4.7 -3.4 1.3 -0.5 3.5 - 4.5 - 20.0 -0.9
Lithuania 2010 -3.7 -2.2 -3.2 2.0 2.9 - 1.0 - 18.0 0.3
2009 1.7 2.3 -0.5 -10.6 -14.2 -1.0 -1.6 -3.6 11.9 3.5
Poland 2010 3.0 4.7 -10.6 4.4 3.1 -0.6 -1.1 12.6 12.4 2.6
2011 4.0 3.5 8.5 6.9 5.5 0.2 -0.5 10.0 12.4 3.0
2009 -7.9 -7.8 -15.9 -4.2 -29.8 7.4 3.8 -10.9 8.2 11.7
Russia 2010 3.6 4.5 1.0 24.0 19.0 7.5 4.5 5.2 7.9 7.0
2011 4.1 5.9 7.0 13.0 22.0 6.9 3.1 3.6 7.3 9.2
2009 -4.7 -2.0 -18.8 -5.3 -13.2 -4.0 -2.2 -8.9 - 6.3
Turkey 2010 7.9 6.7 17.9 6.6 12.6 -5.3 -4.7 10.5 - 9.0
2011 5.9 5.7 8.6 14.0 11.2 -4.7 -3.4 4.0 - 7.8
1) Average % y/y
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