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Central Europe's currencies to back off highs in 2026: Reuters poll
By Jason Hovet
PRAGUE, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Central Europe's main currencies may be close to a ceiling after hitting fresh multi-month highs in the past month, a Reuters poll of economic analysts showed on Wednesday.
In the poll, the Hungarian forint - the region's top performer in 2025 with an 8% gain since January - was expected to fall 2.3% from Tuesday's closing levels to 390.00 to the euro in the next 12 months.
The forint reached a fresh 22-month peak on Wednesday at 380.35 to the euro, although analysts see the currency falling around 1% already by the end of 2025, back to the 385 area, according to the poll's median 1-month forecast.
