Central Banks

Poland Holds Rates Steady as Recession Risk Overshadows Prices

  • Policy makers keep key rate at 6.75% for fourth straight month
  • CPI is expected to rise from 17.5% in 1Q and ease thereafter

Adam Glapinski

Photographer: Piotr Malecki/Bloomberg
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Poland left borrowing costs unchanged as the threat of an economic recession overshadows concerns over the highest inflation in more than a quarter century.

The country’s key interest rate was left on hold at 6.75% for the fourth consecutive month, matching expectations of all 25 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.