Turkish MPC takes hawkish line after inflation surprise

Last month’s jump in inflation prompted the Turkish MPC to adopt a more hawkish line in the statement accompanying today’s meeting, at which interest rates were left unchanged. Even so, with inflation set to ease and growth likely to slow, and government pressure for lower rates starting to build, we think monetary policy will be eased over the next 3-6 months.

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