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Luke Heighton

Frankfurt am Main, Liverpool, London

Senior Europe Correspondent at Market News International

Senior Europe Correspondent, Europe @MNIMarketnews, covering @ecb, @SNB_BNS, @Merkez_Bankasi, @nbppl, @MNB_Hungary and @CNB_cz. Retweet ≠ endorsement 🇺🇦

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  • 1 week ago | mnimarkets.com | Luke Heighton

    You are missing out on very valuable content. The Central Bank of Turkey is likely to adjust macroprudential tools or raise short-term rates rather than increase its key policy rate this week in order to avoid a conflict with the government, a leading expert on the country's economy told MNI. W...

  • 1 month ago | marketnews.com | Luke Heighton

    MNI (LONDON) - The National Bank of Hungary is widely expected to keep its base rate unchanged at 6.5% this week after inflation strengthened again, with new Governor Mihaly Varga likely to signal a continuing pause following its easing cycle. Inflation has been on a steady upward trend since last autumn, when September's CPI growth of 3.0% prompted the most recent cut, by 25 basis points, further reducing the base rate from its 13% peak a year earlier.

  • 1 month ago | marketnews.com | Luke Heighton

    The Central Bank of Turkey has responded to recent market instability. MNI (LONDON) - The Central Bank of Turkey raised its overnight lending rate from 44% to 46% on, but kept the policy rate unchanged at 42.5% and the overnight borrowing rate at 41.00%, following an interim meeting on Thursday following Wednesday's big lira selloff. “The Monetary Policy Committee (the Committee) convened to exchange views on the recent financial market developments.

  • 1 month ago | marketnews.com | Luke Heighton

    MNI (LONDON) - The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey is likely to continue to cut rates this year, though it may slightly pare back its easing plans, after being forced to intervene to support the lira this week following the arrest of a leading opposition figure, a former CBRT deputy governor told MNI.

  • 1 month ago | marketnews.com | Luke Heighton

    MNI (LONDON) - The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey is hoping that its quick intervention and the reduced effect of currency moves on prices seen in recent times will allow it continue with its rate path little disturbed following Wednesday’s extreme lira volatility, though it continues to commit to doing “whatever it takes” to meet its inflation target, MNI understands.

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