Turkey cuts rates, but easing cycle looks unsustainable

The Turkish central bank continued to loosen monetary conditions today and pressure from the government means that further rate cuts look likely over the coming months. However, given the backdrop of high inflation and a large external financing requirement, we think the MPC will need to tighten monetary conditions (again) before too long.

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