Difficult to say when easing cycle will start, Turkish central bank chief says

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 11/08/24 04:01 AM EST

ANKARA, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Turkish Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan said on Friday that it was difficult to say when Turkey's rate cut cycle would start and that policy would be determined by the data.

Speaking in Ankara, Karahan said the central bank would not take any step to disrupt the disinflation process or undermine confidence in the lira when the rate cut cycle begins. (Reporting by Ece Toksabay, Nevzat Devranoglu and Tuvan Gumrukcu; editing by Christina Fincher)

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