Hungary

Despite a politically shaky start to 2011, in which the Hungarian government has been criticised for its policies towards the media, the central bank, large corporates and with regards... 2011-03-23

The Fidesz party's public support has continued to wane in the last month according to the polling agency Tarki. Indeed, among all voters, Fidesz saw its support fall to 37% from 38%... 2011-03-02

Hungary's three-month rolling joblessness rate rose to 11.2% in the November-January period according to the Central Statistics Office (KSH), up from 10.8% in the October-December period.... 2011-03-02

According to the polling agency Tarki, public support for Hungary's ruling Fidesz party dipped slightly in January to 38% from a previous 43% back in December. However, this did not... 2011-01-26

Having crept into positive territory between the months of July and September, retail sales have continued their decline in the past two months declining by 0.3% y-o-y and 0.7% in November... 2011-01-26

On the back of three consecutive 25bps hikes in the base rate in as many months, we believe the current monetary policy tightening cycle in Hungary is now over. Indeed, the appointment... 2011-01-26

Headline consumer price inflation in Hungary has measured an average 4.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the 11 months to November, driven in no small part by higher fuel and energy costs.... 2011-01-05

Hungary's government is facing increasing isolation on the international arena, as it assumes the presidency of the EU. Fierce criticism of a new media law, which is widely seen as... 2011-01-05

According to the Hungarian National Bank, consumer price inflation came in at 4.2% y-o-y in October, up from 3.8% the previous month but still down on the 6.4% print recorded in the... 2010-11-24

While Hungary's above consensus growth of 1.6% y-o-y in Q310 signals that the economic recovery remains on track, our core views on the country's macroeconomic fundamentals over the... 2010-11-16