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CEE MARKETS — Currencies tread water ahead of US CPI data

WARSAW, Oct 14 (Reuters) — Central and Eastern European currencies moved sideways on Wednesday as markets awaited US inflation data that could offer clues to the Federal Reserve's interest-rate outlook. Here's a round-up of the currency markets in the region: "From a market perspective, the most significant event will be the release of US CPI inflation data for September...anticipation of these figures may somewhat dampen volatility," Bank Millennium wrote in a note The data will be released at 1230 GMT, and economists estimate headline inflation accelerated to an annual 3.6% in September The Hungarian forint and Polish zloty were both 0.05% firmer against the euro at 363.80 and 4.369 respectively "Monday was obviously very quiet because it was a US holiday and this week we have some IMF conferences somewhere so the market is slightly subdued and there's not much activity going on," said an FX trader in Warsaw A host of global finance chiefs are in Bangkok, where the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are holding annual meetings, and IMF fiscal affairs chief Rodrigo Valdes said the body has "dialled up" the urgency of its call for governments to rein in growing debts The Cz

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