Central Banks

Turkey Central Bank Readies for Rate Cut After One More Hold

  • Turkish central bank leaves door open for December reduction
  • Bank cites improvement in services inflation, pricing behavior

Fatih Karahan

Photographer: David Lombeida/Bloomberg
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Turkey’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for an eighth month, while implying a cut could soon be justified due to slowing inflation.

The Monetary Policy Committee, led by Governor Fatih Karahan, kept the one-week repo rate at 50%, in line with a Bloomberg survey in which all analysts predicted a hold.