The stronger-than-expected rise in Turkish inflation in December means that this month’s interest rate decision will be a close call. For now, we think that the central bank will cave into pressure from President Erdogan and cut interest rates by a further 100bp. But with the lira coming under pressure, we are increasingly confident in our view that policymakers will be forced to hike interest rates later this year.
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