PRAGUE, Sept 19 (Reuters) - It is tough to say if Czech interest rates will rise at the Czech central bank's monthly monetary policy meeting on September 27, central bank Vice-Governor Ludek Niedermayer said on Tuesday.
Asked directly during a live interview on Czech Television about whether interest rates would rise next week, Niedermayer said: "This is difficult to say but in any case we will know for sure next week."
Most analysts polled by Reuters expect the bank to leave rates unchanged this month despite data pointing to rising inflation pressure, but a vast majority expects at least one 25 basis point tightening by the year-end.
The main Czech interest rate has stood at 2.25 percent since a 25 basis point hike in July, 75 basis points below the main euro zone rate. ((Reporting by Jan Lopatka, editing by Ron Askew; prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jan.lopatka.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420-224 190 474))
Keywords: ECONOMY CZECH NIEDERMAYER