Poland Court Crisis; CEE CB Week Ahead

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Poland Court Crisis; CEE CB Week Ahead

BIST 10010,759.60-3.63%

iShares Poland43.40-2.95%

EUR/PLN4.41+0.55%

EUR/HUF365.40+0.10%

Market Snapshot

Asset	Level	Change
BIST 100	10,759.60	-3.63%
iShares Poland	43.40	-2.95%
EUR/PLN	4.41	+0.55%
EUR/HUF	365.40	+0.10%
EUR/CZK	24.35	+0.08%
USD/TRY	49.96	+0.02%
Brent Crude	109.79	-6.67%
Gold	3,915.30	+0.42%
Bitcoin	78,227.99	+1.02%
Poland 10Y Govt Yield	-	-
Hungary 10Y Govt Yield	-	-

Prior Economic Events

Data	Prior	Cons	Actual
No events available

Today's Economic Events

Data	Prior	Cons	Time

Tuesday (2026-11-03)
Inflation Rate Month-over-Month	1.84	-	02:00
Inflation Rate Year-over-Year	29.73	-	02:00

Poland's constitutional court standoff escalates as PM Tusk suspends chief justice; iShares Poland fell 2.95% and EUR/PLN rose 0.55% to 4.41.
Turkey CPI due Tuesday (Nov 3) with prior YoY at 29.73%; BIST 100 slumped 3.63% to 10,759.60 amid broad risk-off.
CEE central bank week: CNB meets Nov 5 with the policy rate at 3.75%, alongside NBP and other CCA decisions.

Yesterday's Recap

Poland dominated the regional narrative as the institutional clash between Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government and President Karol Nawrocki intensified. The government suspended two senior Constitutional Tribunal justices and moved to bring criminal charges, prompting the court's nationalist-linked president to be ousted from leadership; President Nawrocki physically pushed through a group of judges at the tribunal entrance, and police were deployed during the stand-off. Markets responded defensively: iShares Poland fell 2.95% and EUR/PLN rose 0.55% to 4.41, reflecting a modest risk premium on Polish assets.

Elsewhere in the region, EUR/HUF edged up 0.10% to 365.40, while EUR/CZK was essentially flat at 24.35. Turkey's BIST 100 dropped 3.63% to 10,759.60, with USD/TRY edging up 0.02% to 49.96 as the lira's managed crawl continued. On the real economy, Poland reported H1 2026 FDI of $15.9bn, up 36% year-on-year, underscoring continued foreign investment interest despite the political noise.

The Day Ahead

The immediate focus is Turkey's November inflation release on Tuesday (Nov 3), with month-on-month prior at 1.84% and year-on-year prior at 29.73%; no consensus is published, so the print will be judged against the disinflation path implied by the CBRT's tightening stance. Beyond that, the week's central bank calendar is the dominant event risk: the CNB meets Thursday (Nov 5) with the policy rate at 3.75%, set at the June 18 decision and held at the September 17 meeting. The NBP and other CCA central banks also meet this week per ING's week-ahead note, making it a dense policy sequence for CEE rates.

Polish politics will remain in focus as the court standoff evolves, with headline risk to PLN and local yields. No major Romanian or Hungarian data are scheduled for the immediate session.

Other Economic Notes

Poland's 36% jump in H1 FDI to $15.9bn signals that corporate investors are looking through the judicial turbulence, though a prolonged constitutional crisis could test that resilience via higher risk premia and delayed investment decisions. The Tesco-Ahold Delhaize deal for Czech and Slovak retail assets is a reminder that CEE consumer markets remain attractive to strategic buyers even as grocery competition intensifies. ↓ p.2

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Polish OGB 10-Year Yield Monthly Average

Other Economic Notes (continued)

The forint's modest firming reflects a broader dollar pullback and improving risk sentiment toward high-beta CEE currencies, though the move looks fragile given the MNB's easing bias. Romania's policy rate sits at 6.50%, the highest in the EU cohort, keeping the BNR in a cautious holding pattern as inflation risks persist. Turkey remains the outlier, with inflation near 30% and the lira under managed depreciation.

Global Macro News

French GDP contracted in Q3, with the economy minister warning France could "hit the wall" — a warning shot for euro-area demand that matters directly for CEE exporters, particularly Czech and Slovak auto supply chains. Despite France's weakness, euro-area growth overall beat expectations, offering a mixed but not catastrophic external backdrop for CEE industry. Brent crude plunged 6.67% to $109.79, a meaningful tailwind for energy-import-dependent Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania, easing imported inflation pressure.

Gold rose 0.42% to $3,915.30 and Bitcoin gained 1.02% to $78,228, suggesting risk appetite is selective rather than broad. The Swiss National Bank posted a $23bn profit on gold and foreign assets, a reminder of how commodity and FX revaluation is reshaping central bank balance sheets globally. US political noise around midterm turnout is a secondary distraction for EMEU markets.

Continuation

Emerging Europe Central Banks Watch

The CNB meets Thursday with the policy rate at 3.75%, set at the June 18 decision and held at the September 17 meeting; with Czech CPI at 2.51% (September), the committee has room to hold, and its next move will be watched for signals on euro-area convergence timing. The NBP holds at 3.75%, effective since March 5, with Polish CPI at 3.21% (August) — a level that keeps real rates positive but limits easing room, especially with PLN under political pressure. The MNB holds at 5.50%, set August 25 and reaffirmed October 20, with Hungarian CPI at just 1.54% (September); the low inflation print gives the MNB space to consider further cuts at its November 17 meeting, though forint stability argues for caution.

The BNR's 6.50% rate remains the region's highest, reflecting Romania's stickier inflation and fiscal pressures. The CBRT operates under political constraints with inflation near 30%, and Tuesday's print will test whether its tightening bias is delivering genuine disinflation or merely stabilizing the lira's crawl.

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