Inflation & Prices

Turkey Inflation Dips Under 40%, Boosting Rate Cut Forecasts

  • Annual inflation slowed more than expected in February
  • The slowdown is boosting expectations for a rate cut this week
Shoppers at the Mahmutpasha market in Istanbul.Photographer: Kerem Uzel/Bloomberg
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Turkish annual inflation dipped below 40% in February, the lowest print in almost two years, ahead of an anticipated interest-rate cut this week.

Inflation slowed to 39.1% in February from 42.1% the prior month, state statistics agency TurkStat said. The median forecast in a survey of analysts by Bloomberg expected the rate at 39.9%, with estimates ranging between 39.5% and 40.3%.