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Further falls lie in store for Turkish lira

Today’s depreciation of the Turkish lira marks the first significant departure from the de facto peg that has been in place over the past month and, if tensions with the EU continue to escalate, sharper falls lie in store. These could ultimately force the central bank to hike interest rates.

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