Turkish currency is the one of the best performances around Emerging Market over the past month. Turkish lira gained 3.6% against the USD; in combination with the RUB's near-4% loss over the same period, this was evidently a function of developments surrounding Iran and the oil price.
However, according to Commerzbank, the lira's performance was helped by
- 1) Turkey's own domestic politics being on the sidelines through this period
- 2) Fed rate fears moderated somewhat because of softer US data and Greek developments