Turkey’s FX reserves flashing red

Turkey’s central bank (CBRT) has burned through its FX reserves to defend the lira this year, but the CBRT’s firepower is severely depleted and reserves are now so dangerously low that monetary conditions will need to be tightened by much more to prevent further sharp falls in the currency.

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