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Poland's rate-setters decide on Wednesday as inflation jumps

On Wednesday 7 October the Monetary Policy Council announces its interest rate decision. The NBP reference rate currently stands at 3.75%.

Key facts

  • Markets expect rates to stay on hold.
  • With inflation up to 4.0%, some investors now see a possible rate hike before the end of the year.
  • The post-meeting statement may signal a shift in the Council's stance ahead of November's inflation projection.

Calendar

  • Wednesday 7 Oct: MPC decision.
  • Thursday 8 Oct, 15:00 CET: press conference by NBP Governor Adam Glapiński.

Source: Bankier.pl (2 Oct 2026)

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  • 31% of Poles live in overcrowded housing, against an EU average of about 17%.
  • Poles have 1.2 rooms per person, compared with 1.7 in the EU.
  • 87% of Poles live in a home they own, and 75% have no mortgage, the fourth-highest share in the EU.
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  • Home prices rose by about 88% between Q1 2019 and Q1 2026, the fifth-fastest increase in the EU.

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  • 51% of Poles aged 25–34 still live with their parents, the fourth-highest share in the EU.

Source: Eurostat, Bankier.pl (4 Oct 2026)

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Warsaw Stock Exchange switches to a new trading system five times more powerful

On 5 October the Warsaw Stock Exchange moves from the UTP platform to its own GPW WATS trading system.

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  • WATS can handle up to 100,000 orders per second, compared with 20,000 on UTP.
  • Order round-trip time falls from 650 to 50 microseconds.
  • UTP, supplied by NYSE Technologies, ran the Warsaw exchange for more than a decade.

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  • All unfilled orders were cancelled after Friday's session and must be placed again in the new system.

Source: PAP Biznes, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)