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(Removes line of extraneous text) By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hungary's forint neared an all-time low on Thursday against the euro due to fears of a global recession, a trade war and a no-deal Brexit, but its bond yields were close to historic lows thanks to a robust economy and tight fiscal policy at home. The forint hovered at 330 to the euro, just shy of its 330.75 record low, as fears of external challenges dented risk appetite and the central bank held to its loose monetary policy. The weakening of the forint mirrored Asia, where emerging currencies also slipped on Thursday. "We are a hair's breadth from the all-time low of EUR/HUF 330.75, while international uncertainty won't ease," Erste Bank said in a note to clients. "The good news is that the forint weakening involves no panic, so a new low is unlikely to generate quick rises in selling pressure." The National Bank of Hungary has remained unfazed as it saw inflation declining again from the top end of its 2-4% tolerance range. But while the forint is exposed to global trends and the effects of a loose domestic monetary policy, Hungary's strong economic performance and stringent fiscal policy keep government bonds attractive enough to keep yields near the all-time lows it set in the middle of August. "Locally, the central bank has maintained its expansive policy despite some pressure to force it into policy tightening in the last few months," a bond dealer said in Budapest. "That pressure is all but gone and the bank is set to keep rates low." "Globally, investors are on the prowl for anything that is remotely secure and offers a positive yield. Plus the government offers new premium retail bonds, which have replaced a big chunk of the supply." The Czech crown has also been slowly weakening back toward its psychological level of 25.90 to the euro. "But unlike the Hungarian forint it does not want to completely break this key technical level and open room for new losses," CSOB analysts said. A mix of global and local factors also set the Polish zloty on a weakening path, Millennium Bank said in a note to clients. "We can currently see no reasons for CEE currencies to strengthen, so we regard as most probable a further, albeit limited weakening of the zloty against major currencies." CEE SNAPSHOT AT MARKETS 1009 CET CURRENCI ES Latest Previous Daily Change bid close change in 2019 Czech 25.8660 25.8760 +0.04% -0.61% crown Hungary 330.2500 330.1800 -0.02% -2.78% forint Polish 4.3894 4.3891 -0.01% -2.27% zloty Romanian 4.7300 4.7278 -0.05% -1.61% leu Croatian 7.4000 7.4000 +0.00% +0.14% kuna Serbian 117.7000 117.7500 +0.04% +0.51% dinar Note: calculated from 1800 CET daily change Latest Previous Daily Change close change in 2019 Prague 1026.76 1024.080 +0.26% +4.07% 0 Budapest 39019.85 38706.56 +0.81% -0.30% Warsaw 2055.73 2051.44 +0.21% -9.70% Bucharest 9248.02 9245.95 +0.02% +25.25% Ljubljana 849.36 852.01 -0.31% +5.61% Zagreb 1865.06 1863.58 +0.08% +6.65% Belgrade <.BELEX15 745.14 748.21 -0.41% -2.17% > Sofia 566.45 566.45 +0.00% -4.71% BONDS Yield Yield Spread Daily (bid) change vs Bund change in Czech spread Republic 2-year <CZ2YT=RR 1.0680 -0.0070 +196bps +0bps > 5-year <CZ5YT=RR 0.8500 0.0390 +177bps +3bps > 10-year <CZ10YT=R 1.0400 0.0040 +174bps -1bps R> Poland 2-year <PL2YT=RR 1.5320 0.0140 +243bps +2bps > 5-year <PL5YT=RR 1.6250 0.0040 +254bps +0bps > 10-year <PL10YT=R 1.7800 0.0210 +248bps +0bps R> FORWARD RATE AGREEMEN T 3x6 6x9 9x12 3M interban k Czech Rep < 2.08 1.88 1.70 2.14 PRIBOR=> Hungary < 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.26 BUBOR=> Poland < 1.71 1.64 1.58 1.72 WIBOR=> Note: FRA are for ask prices quotes ************************************************** ************ (Reporting by Reuters bureaux Editing by Gareth Jones)