Economics
Erdogan Versus Markets as Turkey Sets Rates
- President has been calling for lower rates by September
- Cutting benchmark now risks sending the lira to record lows
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Turkey’s central bank governor is about to make his biggest decision since taking the job: hold interest rates and face Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fury, or comply with the president’s timetable for a cut and risk a markets backlash.