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USD/TRY Choppy Around 7.00 Handle, S-400 & Cyprus Issues Brewing

TURKEY
  • USD/TRY opens slightly higher as spot skirts around the 7.00 handle.
  • As expected, the cross has become choppy around most sell-side 3m targets and needs fresh catalysts to make the next move in either direction.
  • We're currently caught in the 7.12-7.03 range, trading without much direction, which will likely continue until the range is decisively broken on either side.
  • Stalling bond flows also doesn't bode well in the short-term with inflation concerns eroding TRY carry somewhat and denting expectations.
  • Signs that Turkey is willing to engage with the US on S-400s is positive, but it's hard to see them being removed any time soon as the US would like.
  • Also brewing concerns about a fallout with Greece over Cyprus are becoming more apparent.
  • Sup1: 7.03-7.00, Sup2: 6.8889, Res1: 7.1125, Res2: 7.1733
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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