The fall in the Turkish lira seen in the past few weeks doesn’t look large enough (yet) to prevent inflation from easing later in the year and to prompt a monetary policy response, not least given that government pressure for looser policy seems to be building. But if past form is anything to go by, a further drop in the currency, to about 4.25/$, in the next week or two would probably trigger interest rate hikes.
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