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Turkish central bank keeps rates on hold, but hikes on horizon

The statement accompanying today’s Turkish central bank decision, at which interest rates were lef tunchanged, made it clear that the MPC isn’t reading too much into June’s much sharper-than-expected fall in inflation (and rightly so). We think inflation is likely to rise again over the coming quarters, which should prompt interest rate hikes, probably around the turn of the year.

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