Erdogan Says Turkey Will Persist With Single-Digit Rates

A shopkeeper hangs carpets outside his store at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.Photographer: Nicole Tung/Bloomberg
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled the country will stick with an ultra-loose monetary policy approach of single-digit rates, after the central bank slashed borrowing costs.

The central bank this week said it’s ending its monetary easing cycle as it lowered the benchmark to 9% from 10.5%. It has been defiant against this year’s trend of global tightening as many central banks raise interest rates to tackle soaring inflation.