Latest PLN news courtesy of CurrencySolutions.com

August has been a positive month for currency exchange rates, bringing the unexpected news that France, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan have all emerged from recession.

France and Germany recorded 0.3% growth in the second quarter, leading to a rally in euro exchange rates. This in turn boosted currency rates in Eastern Europe, as markets benefitted from the prospect of higher production, trade and greater financial stability.

The Polish zloty has climbed 4.5% against the euro since July, and tends to rise alongside optimism in the market. Poland is still one of a handful of countries to have escaped recession and growth is set for 0.5% in 2009. However inflation is running well above target, at 3.6% and this could weigh on zloty in future.

Governor Owsiak, of Poland’s central bank recently stated: “going by zloty’s recent moves, one can’t identify a clear trend” and zloty remains subject to considerable volatility.

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PLN strengthens against GBP

The graph belows shows the PLN rate falling against GBP since the start of July 2009:

Last week corporate earnings in America caused a worldwide rally for markets, sending many of the higher yielding currencies to the top of their ranges. However with significant unknowns remaining in the global economy, most failed to break key support levels and stayed within recent ranges as we await further evidence of recovery.

Internationally inflation continues to decline, with consumer prices falling across the US, UK and eurozone. Polish core inflation fell to 2.5% in June, while current account figures showed a EUR207 million surplus, supporting the zloty as it indicated reduced dependence on foreign lenders.

These figures helped the zloty to a near three-month high against the euro, climbing to 4.2767. At present Poland is the only Eastern European nation to avoid recession, with the economy growing by 0.8% in the first quarter. This is in comparison to Hungary which shrunk -6.7%, the Czech Republic which shrunk by -3.4% and Slovakia which declined by -5.6%.

Yet while investors in Poland are well placed compared to the rest of Eastern Europe, zloty exchange rates remain closely linked to international appetite for risk. This is causing currency volatility making timing even more important for currency transfer.

This forecast was supplied by Currency Solutions:

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