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Agbal May Opt For Balanced Approach at CBRT; Political Risks Rising for TRY

TURKEY
  • USD/TRY retraces most of an early push lower towards yesterday's low and the 200dma to hold marginally below 7.4117 support turned resistance.
  • DXY opened on the backfoot post Biden's inauguration on broad based stimulus hopes that buoyed risk assets yesterday after a brief mid-session spike in the greenback.
  • Focus today on the CBRT where consensus remains for a hold at 17%, despite dovish overtures from Erdogan.
  • The more balanced approach should be taken well by TRY assets, coupled with a hawkish posturing on sustaining a tightness of policy until price pressures moderate to target.
  • At these levels, the base case remains that the CBRT will await confirmation of above/below target inflation surprises before shifting its stance.
  • Political concerns starting to creep into TRY, however, as Greece approved the extension of maritime boundaries (labelled a cause for war in the 90's), increasing the likelihood of a breakdowns in exploratory talks next week.
  • USD/TRY will still need to negotiate the 200dma (7.3630) to make the next leg lower towards 7.20.
  • Intraday Sup1: 7.3630, Sup2: 7.3483, Sup 3: 7.3109, Res1: 7.4117, Res2: 7.4498
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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