Turkey’s Inflation Math Is No Longer a Dealbreaker for Investors

  • Central bank will present latest economic forecasts Thursday
  • Governor says inflation on track to reach year-end goal of 36%
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Turkish inflation forecasts still strain belief — but this time, few in the market are complaining.

As Governor Fatih Karahan prepares to unveil the central bank’s fresh outlook at a quarterly event in Ankara on Thursday, investor focus is instead on how monetary policy aligns with a goal that a top official calls “ambitious but attainable.” It envisions inflation almost halving to 36% by the end of the year, a view more optimistic than the predictions of all but one analyst surveyed by Bloomberg.