The modest rise in Turkey’s headline inflation rate to 79.6% y/y in July suggests that inflation is nearing a peak, but it will remain close to these very high rates for several more months and will be slow to drop back next year. There is no sign that Turkey’s central bank is about to hike interest rates and the risk of sharp and disorderly falls in the lira remains high.
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