Turkey cuts rates but lira concerns limit room for further easing

Turkey’s central bank (CBRT) justified today’s decision to lower interest rates on the grounds that inflation has fallen back, but the reality is that it remains under intense pressure from the government to loosen policy to support growth. This pressure is likely to build ahead of elections in June, but a vulnerable currency means that the markets could limit the CBRT’s room for manoeuvre. 

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