Demonax wrote:Sound familiar?
Erdogan Penalized at Turkish Bond Auction as Yields Surge
Turkey was forced to pay higher borrowing costs in the first auction of debt since anti-government protests began more than two weeks ago.
The Treasury sold 742.3 million liras ($394.1 million) of August 2014 zero-coupon notes yesterday at 6.76 percent, up from 5.07 percent at an auction of the same securities on May 21. Credit-default swaps on Turkish debt has climbed 35 basis points this month in the biggest increase among major emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-0 ... key-credit
Yes, the article is a reminder that there are two factors at work.
The political unrest and consequently political uncertainty caused by Erdogan in Turkey
and the much anticipated USA Fed Bank starting to draw away from QE, money, much of which (as short-term or "hot money"), attracted by nice interest rates and stability, ended up in emerging markets including Turkey. It can be withdrawn as easily as it went in.
For those who want a third point and a very interesting third point, the article tells us that interest rates on the latest issue of Turkish Bonds reached 6.7%... it's generally held that 7% is the border between sustainable debt and unsustainable debt.
Erdogan should have acted last week to reach out to the protesters and calm the markets. ... little wonder he started to blame "international speculators" (read "Jews" for that) three weeks ago... he knows the economy is heading southwards.