Turkey MPC Meeting Summary
Interest rates on government bonds are decided by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB). From June 1st, 2018, the one-week repo rate started to serve as the primary interest rate, with the overnight borrowing and lending rates set at a level 150 basis points below or above the one-week repo rate. The central bank optimized its monetary policy framework on May 28th, 2018, moving away from a different system that had four main key rates, with the late liquidity window loan rate being one of the most closely observed of the four important rates.
Forex Sentiment (TRY)
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News (TRY)
Turkey Maintains Policy Rate At 45% Under New Governor
The Turkish central bank left its benchmark rate unchanged at the first policy meeting under the governorship of Fatih Karahan after a slew of rate hikes, and signaled that the rate will be maintained at the current level or will be tightened further in case of persistent deterioration in the inflation outlook.
RTTNews | 80 days ago
Turkish Central Bank Slows Pace Of Tightening
Turkey's central bank raised its benchmark rate by 250 basis points on Thursday to combat high inflation but the pace of tightening was reduced as policymakers assessed that it is close to the level required to establish the disinflation course. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, or CBRT, governed by Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, decided to raise the one-w
RTTNews | 143 days ago
Turkish Central Bank Takes U-Turn By Lifting Key Rate By 650 Bps To 15%
Turkey's central bank raised its key interest rate for the first time in more than two years on Thursday, and massively, in the first meeting chaired by its newly appointed chief with the aim of establishing disinflation immediately and anchoring the inflation target. The Monetary Policy Committee, headed by the new Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, decided to hike the policy rate by 650 bps to 15%.
RTTNews | 325 days ago
