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Poland · 6 October 2026
The 3.8% GDP revision strengthens the case for the RPP to hold on 7 October, yet WIG-BANKI's…
The 3.8% GDP revision strengthens the case for the RPP to hold on 7 October, yet WIG-BANKI's continued underperformance against WIG20 suggests Warsaw's banks are still pricing a cutting path the growth data argues against.
- What would prove it wrong
- This reading is retired if the 7 October 2026 RPP decision or its communication reaffirms the March 2026 projection's mid-2027 return-to-target framing despite the stronger growth print, in which case the bank-sector underperformance reflects valuation or sector-specific factors rather than a genuine rate-path repricing; it is sustained if the Council's communication instead signals openness to easing sooner.
- Review condition
- the 7 October 2026 NBP rate decision and RPP communication: a reaffirmation of the mid-2027 return-to-target framing from the March 2026 projection would count against this reading; language signaling readiness to ease sooner would support it
- Status
- Revised · 7 October 2026
- How it settled
- The 6 October 2026 note read WIG-BANKI's continued underperformance against WIG20 as banks still pricing a cutting path the growth data argued against; the 6 October session itself saw WIG-BANKI rise 2.93%, nearly double WIG20's 1.61% gain, which reverses the underperformance the prior note described without yet confirming either side's interpretation of the rate path.
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