Turkey Interest Rate Announcement (Mar.)

The decision by Turkey’s central bank (CBRT) to hike its overnight lending rate from 44% to 46% today suggests that policymakers have been spooked by the market volatility yesterday and are keen to reassure investors of their commitment to orthodox economic policy. Clearly the risk of an outright hike to the central bank’s main policy rate has increased.

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