Kazakhstan central bank seen keeping benchmark rate on hold - Reuters poll

ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 9.50% next week before moving towards monetary easing in the second half of the year, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.Four out of six analysts polled this week predicted no change in rates at the bank's June 8 policy review. Two forecast a cut to 9.00% next Monday.The central bank kept the rate unchanged in April after hiking it in March to support the local tenge currency following a..