WARSAW: The Polish zloty hovered near a 10-month low on Friday after weak retail sales data bolstered expectations the central bank will cut interest rates again next month to shore up central Europe's biggest economy.Other currencies in the region were mixed. The Czech crown picked up after its nearly 4 percent slide this year but dealers said it was likely to remain weak in the longer term given a sluggish Czech economy and central bank intervention risk.The zloty fell 0.2 percent to 4.204 to the euro by 0859 GMT, just off a four-month low of 4.2120 hit on Thursday. The crown gained 0.6 percent, while the Hungarian forint added 0.2 percent.The zloty, the region's most liquid currency, has lost 3.1 percent this year, hit by domestic rate cuts and worries that an eventual unwinding of US monetary stimulus could curb fund inflows to emerging markets.It is now nearing a nine-month ...
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