- USD/TRY fades an initial spike to the vicinity of 13.9000.
- Turkey’s inflation rose more than expected in November.
- The CBRT intervened once again in the FX markets.
USD/TRY advances further and records a new all-time high in the vicinity of 13.90 on Friday.
USD//TRY looks to CBRT, intervention
Following the record tops, the Turkish central bank (CBRT) announced it directly intervened in the FX markets, always citing the “unhealthy price formations in exchange rates” as some sort of justification. Following the CBRT move, spot dropped to the 13.30 region as the lira (apparently) regained attraction.
The lira, in the meantime, continues to suffer the lack of credibility in the CBRT, which keeps undermining the prospects for the currency in the longer run. That’s not even considering the persistent interference of politics in the design of the monetary policy by the CBRT.
In addition, inflation figures in Turkey showed the CPI rose more than expected in November, this time 21.31% YoY and 3.51%, surpassing initial forecasts. Additionally, Producer Prices rose 9.99% inter-month and 54.62% over the last twelve months.
USD/TRY key levels
So far, the pair is losing 0.11% at 13.6106 and a drop below 12.3585 (low Dec.1) would open the door to 11.5451 (low November 24) and finally 11.4583 (20-day SMA). On the other hand, the next up barrier lines up at 13.8746 (all-time high Dec.1) followed by 14.0000 (round level).
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