CEE Exchange Rates Report for October 20th - 24th

By: Margaret Gachau The Quinnipiac University Global Economics Research Team 

CEE Currencies Index 

Source: Eurostat and own calculations. Exchange rates are inverted to be Euro per local currency (i.e., an increase indicates a stronger domestic currency) and then indexed to 100 at the start of the period.  

During the week of October 20, 2025 - October 24, 2025, CEE currencies showed an overall upward trend early in the week, followed by varying declines toward the end of the week. The Czech koruna (orange) recorded the highest percentage change in exchange rate at the start of the week, declining slightly but still finishing at the top by the end of the week. The Hungarian forint (green) kicked off with a consistent upward trajectory through the week hitting the highest of approximately 0.8 % before declining later that week. The Polish zloty (blue) followed a similar pattern ending at 0.5% tied with the Romanian leu (purple) which had the lowest percentage change in exchange rate throughout the week.

CEE Currencies Historical Trends 

 Source: Eurostat and own calculations. Exchange rates are inverted to be Euro per local currency (i.e., an increase indicates a stronger domestic currency). The center line is a rolling three-month average. The upper and lower boundaries are the average plus and average minus one standard deviation, respectively, for the same three-month period.  

After a strong rise across all the currencies, they each took a noticeable downturn .The Czech koruna (CZK) dropped to approximately 0.05  while the Hungarian forint (HUF) around 0.003 and the Polish zloty (PLN) at 0.03  showed similar downward trends .The Romanian leu (RON) also experienced a sharp decline, falling below its previous high of around 0.23.