The slowdown in Turkish GDP growth in Q1, to 2.5% y/y, shows that the economy was struggling going into the energy shock. At the margin, this outturn may make the central bank less likely to hike interest rates at its meeting next week, but that decision probably hinges more on the next inflation release (due on Friday), political developments and moves in oil prices between now and then.
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