Romania - Factors to watch on April 5

BUCHAREST, April 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Thursday.

GDP DATA

The National Statistics Board will release final gross domestic product data for October-December 2017 at 0600 GMT.

DEBT TENDER

RATE MEETING

Romania's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 2.25 percent on Wednesday, and Governor Mugur Isarescu said two rate hikes delivered earlier this year have yet to fully take effect.

Nine of ten analysts polled by Reuters had expected the bank to hike interest rates by a quarter point, as a consumption-driven surge in prices pushed inflation to 4.7 percent in February, significantly above the bank's 1.5-3.5 percent target.

LEU

Romania's interest rate differential is favourable to the leu currency, central bank Governor Mugur Isarescu said on Wednesday, adding this was his bank's message to the markets.

CEE MARKETS

The zloty and Polish bond yields fell after Warsaw data showed a surprise retreat in inflation, while the leu held steady even though the Romanian central bank disappointed investors who had bet on an interest rate hike.

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