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Lira touches new low, CEE bond yield divergence

It's been a rocky week for the Turkish lira amid more changes at the central bank and political upheaval regarding a possible link between politicians and organised crime. This, coming alongside high inflation, has reduced the chances of an interest rate cut at the next meeting in June. Meanwhile, local currency bond yields have diverged in Central Europe recently, but we don't think this will continue and see scope for further rises in yields over the coming years, particularly in Czechia.

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