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Turkey: how will officials respond to falls in the lira?

The Turkish lira has come under renewed pressure in recent weeks but interest rate hikes to shore up the currency are off the cards. Instead, further sharp and disorderly falls would most likely be met by formal capital controls and more strident lira-isation efforts.

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