The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) cut its base rate by another 25 basis points to 6.5% on Tuesday, aided by a fall in inflation and last week's larger-than-usual cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Hungary is poised to resume monetary easing after slowing inflation and interest-rate cuts by major global central banks widened policymakers’ room for maneuver.

After a pause in the easing cycle in August, the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) reduced the base rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% on September 24, in line with projections. The Monetary Council also reduced the overnight deposit rate by the same clip to 5.