"Europe is less “contaminated" and so more shielded from the financial crisis than the United States, said Júlia Király, Deputy Governor of the Hungarian central bank (NBH). more »

"Following a 10% decline in the BUX index, fund managers have become much more upbeat about the short-term outlook on the bourse. Longer-term expectations should not disappoint those who want to see a rise in the index, but the ratio of fund managers forecasting extreme changes in the index has grown since the previous poll. more »

"Hungary's forint dropped sharply to a 3.5-month low against the euro shortly after market opening on Friday, amidst cloudy global investor sentiment and in tandem with the dollar's continued firming. more »