Turkey intervenes in FX markets as lira slide continues

Liquidity operations and FX deposit rate cuts seek to halt currency's slide

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The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has taken action to halt the sliding lira as investors take flight over government meddling and the prospect of shockwaves from a Federal Reserve rate hike.

The CBRT has found itself in an uncomfortable position, trapped between slowing growth and rising inflation, with a falling lira and loud demands for action from president Recep Erdoğan.

Yesterday the central bank cut its deposit rates on foreign exchange from 7.5% to 4.5% for US dollars, and

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