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Turkey: volatility to remain the order of the day

The scale of yesterday’s intervention by the Turkish central bank to defend the lira underlines the vulnerabilities that have built in the country’s economy. We are tweaking some of our forecasts, but the key message is that economic growth is likely to be weaker and more volatile than most expect.

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