Source: Bloomberg
Source: Bloomberg

The Turkish lira declined against the dollar mostly because the Euro declined against the dollar, and partly because the Turkish unit declined against the euro. Using 1-minute interval data for the past 48 hours, the chart shows two distinct slopes for the TRY/EUR parity. Aggressive bond buyiing by Turkey’s central bank probably contributed to about a 2 lira decline in the exchange rate vs. the US dollar.