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‘Don’t Be Afraid At All’: In Turkey, Desperation As Currency Crisis Spirals

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

“Don’t be afraid at all, it will all pass.”

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Turkey’s Currency Train Wreck Continues As Erdogan Commands Citizens To ‘Bring Out The Dollars’

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

“Is the lira collapse over? Doubtful.”

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Dog Days: Full Week Ahead Preview

August 5, 2018August 7, 2018

Trade, Japan, Turkey, rubles and so much more.

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Erdogan Says Turkey Will Freeze Assets Of U.S. Ministers – “If They Have Any”

August 4, 2018August 5, 2018

“We were patient until last night.”

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Turkey Roasted: Market Fears The Worst As Lira Plunges, Yields Surge Amid U.S. Sanctions

August 2, 2018

Come hell or high sanctions.

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Things Just Got Worse For Turkey As U.S. Said To Ready Sanctions, Lira Heads To No Man’s Land

August 1, 2018October 16, 2021

Erdogan isn’t going to like this.

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Turkey Will Give Up Andrew Brunson Around The Same Time Erdogan Gives Up Control Of Monetary Policy (So, Never)

July 31, 2018October 14, 2021

Meanwhile, 10Y yields in Turkey spike to record highs.

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Erdogan Digs In, Says Turkey Won’t Yield To Sanctions Threats From Trump, Pence

July 29, 2018July 29, 2018

I guess we can all hope that Trump’s affinity for autocrats wins the day.

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Markets Shocked – Shocked, I Tell You! – To Discover That When Erdogan Says Low Rates, Erdogan Means Low Rates

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018

Dear markets: Berat Albayrakc is not your cool son-in-law.

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‘Credibility Has Been Damaged’: Turkey Downgraded By Fitch As Erdogan Prepares To Commandeer Central Bank

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

Prepare to be harangued with tales of international conspiracies from newly-minted Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 

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‘This Is Absolutely Not What We Hoped For’: Analysts Incredulous As Erdogan Puts Son-In-Law In Charge Of Turkey’s Economy

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018

“…it is not market-friendly.”

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Requiem For A Rally: 2018’s First Half In Charts

June 30, 2018July 6, 2018

Remember January?

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Overdose.

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

“I can’t feel my face.”

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No Soup For You!

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

Misplaced optimism. Across the board.

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‘Gains Are Like An Escalator, But Losses Are Like Going Down A Lift’: More Warnings On EM FX

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

“…it will get really bad if the Fed is hiking when growth is slowing.”

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Bitter Coffee.

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018

A spoonful of sugar, helps the medicine go down.

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After All That Hype.

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018

Aaand that’s the week.

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Give Peace (And Quiet) A Chance

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

Holding pattern as market awaits the Fed.

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Meet Me In Singapore.

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

As everyone holds their breath…

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No Resolution.

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Aaand that’s the week.

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Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay.

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018

This should have been an uneventful day, but alas.

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Market Super ‘Impressed’ With Rate Hike From Turkey As Everyone Temporarily Forgets Who Is Really In Charge Over There

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018

Buyer beware.

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God Bless Us, Everyone.

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

Muddling through, where that means: voracious rally.

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‘Heavy Hikers’ And EM Basket Cases: Turkey And Argentina On The Brink

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

Do note that this is no trivial/esoteric/academic debate.

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Pardon Him.

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

Put on your tinfoil hats and let’s make some damn money.

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Everything Should Be Fine ‘After The Election’: Inflation Surges In Turkey, All Eyes On More Hikes

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

Don’t worry, eeeeeverything will be fine “after the election.”

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All Enemies, Foreign, Domestic, Real And Imagined: Full Week Ahead Preview

June 3, 2018June 3, 2018

Shifting alliances, political turmoil, conspiracy theories and just the usual crazy shit.

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