Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek just painted a brighter picture for investors about the country's inflation trajectory. Word from those in the room: he's expecting year-end inflation to land around 19%. That's notably more upbeat than what the broader market's been pricing in. The gap between official guidance and market sentiment here is worth watching—especially if you're tracking how global economic conditions might ripple through risk assets. Softer inflation expectations from major economies can shift capital flows, and traders are already parsing what this means for currency markets and emerging market plays.
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MetaLord420
· 1h ago
Turkey's 19% inflation expectation? The market was already scared to 50%, and now this number actually becomes a positive, it's really absurd.
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SchrodingerWallet
· 2h ago
Is Turkey's finance minister serious about this 19% forecast, or is he just making empty promises again? The market has long stopped buying into this.
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StillBuyingTheDip
· 01-12 18:01
19% inflation in Turkey? Uh... what does the market price it at again? Feels like it's just the official narrative sounding nice.
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LayerZeroHero
· 01-12 17:51
19% sounds pretty good, right? Turkey's move this time might scare retail investors, but I'm just worried the market won't buy it.
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RooftopReserver
· 01-12 17:49
Turkey's inflation at 19%? The market's pricing is much more pessimistic than that. This price difference is enough to buy hotpot for three days.
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ForkTongue
· 01-12 17:46
Turkish Finance Minister's 19% forecast... Well, I think the market is still a bit skeptical. To put it nicely, it's called optimism; to be blunt, it's self-comforting?
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ApyWhisperer
· 01-12 17:46
Turkish Finance Minister's 19% expectation... Will the market reaction prove them wrong? The spread is a bit uncertain.
Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek just painted a brighter picture for investors about the country's inflation trajectory. Word from those in the room: he's expecting year-end inflation to land around 19%. That's notably more upbeat than what the broader market's been pricing in. The gap between official guidance and market sentiment here is worth watching—especially if you're tracking how global economic conditions might ripple through risk assets. Softer inflation expectations from major economies can shift capital flows, and traders are already parsing what this means for currency markets and emerging market plays.