Turkey: bar for policy rate hikes is very high

Turkey’s central bank kept its key policy interest rates on hold today and, while the accompanying statement acknowledged growing upside risks to inflation, it looks like that the focus will remain on tightening monetary conditions via the use of the interest rate “corridor” to support the lira. Outright increases in policy interest rates will only be used as a last resort.

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