Andrzej Bratkowski

Type: Person

Name: Andrzej Bratkowski

Title: Deputy President and Management Board Member - National Bank of Poland (Poland)

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Polish c.banker Bratkowski to back final 25-50 bp cut in July

* Bratkowski says easing cycle coming to an end * Sees flat rates for 2-4 quarters after July cut By Pawel Sobczak and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW, June 12 (Reuters) - Poland should cut interest rates by 25-50 basis points in July to end an easing cycle ... [Published Sharenet - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Andrzej Bratkowski, Rate Cut, Inflation, Paweł Sobczak

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

National Bank of Poland

Złoty remains stable

In a week with a full macroeconomic calendar, the most important event was a statement from Ben Bernanke, who said he does not see any reason for the Fed to change its current monetary policy. That means the quantitative easing program is still in play, ... [Published Warsaw Business Journal - May 27 2013]

Entities: Andrzej Bratkowski, National Bank of Poland, Rate Cut, Ben Bernanke

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Poland’s Surprise Retail Slump Prompts Rate Setter Easing Call

Polish retail sales unexpectedly fell in April, prompting central bank policy maker Elzbieta Chojna-Duch to call for a "cautious" interest-rate cut next month as prospects for prompt economic recovery fade.Sales dropped 0.2 percent from a year earlier ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 24 2013]

Entities: Setter, Warsaw, Poland, Andrzej Bratkowski, Retail Sales

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Poland Should Cut Rates More as GDP Bottoms Out, Bratkowski Says

Poland’s central bank should reduce its benchmark interest rate by as much as 1 percentage point from a record-low 3 percent as prospects for a quick recovery wither, policy maker Andrzej Bratkowski said late yesterday.The following are selected comments ... [Published Bloomberg - May 23 2013]

Entities: Andrzej Bratkowski, Rate Cut, Poland, Inflation

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Bratkowski Seeks Half-Point Polish Rate Cut on Weak GDP

Polish central banker Andrzej Bratkowski said he’ll seek a half-point cut in interest rates next month as prospects for a quick economic recovery fade.The reference rate’s optimal level for the next several quarters is from “2 percent to 2.5 percent,” ... [Published Bloomberg - May 23 2013]

Entities: Andrzej Bratkowski, Rate Cut, Gross Domestic Product, Warsaw

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

RPP member says rates should be cut by 125 bp

The Monetary Policy Council (RPP) should be prepared to cut interest rates by up to 1.25 percentage points, council member Andrzej Bratkowski told Dow Jones Newswires. He dismissed expectations of an economic rebound in the second half of the year as ... [Published Warsaw Business Journal - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Andrzej Bratkowski, Rate Cut, Inflation