Czech Republic

We reiterate our view that the Czech Republic's fiscal situation is extremely robust with budget consolidation likely to be seen in the months ahead. Indeed, the formation of a centre-right... 2010-07-28

We reiterate that the Czech central bank will keep its benchmark policy rate on hold until well into 2011, due to sanguine inflation and a still uncertain economic outlook for the eurozone.

Czech industrial production notched up its biggest y-o-y gain since January 2001 in May, climbing 16.9% y-o-y as compared to a 10.9% increase in the month prior. We stress that significant... 2010-07-28

Czech industrial production came in up 10.9% y-o-y in April, hitting a 30-month high. The reading follows encouraging autos production data for the first quarter, which showed vehicle... 2010-06-23

President Vaclav Klaus appointed Miroslav Singer as the new governor of the Czech central bank on June 18, replacing Zdenek Tuma. Singer previously served as the vice-governor of the... 2010-06-23

While news that the Czech Republic posted negative q-o-q real GDP growth in Q409 surprised to the downside, we nevertheless hold to our forecast for a 1.8% expansion in 2010. We see... 2010-02-25

Unemployment in the Czech Republic came in at 8.6% in November, up from 8.5% in the previous month. The continuing uptick in the jobless rate, which has risen from 6.8% in January... 2010-01-28