Turkey Gets Respite on Liquidity Moves, Tight Policy Calls

  • Moves were needed but ‘fire’s not out yet,’ Garanti CEO says
  • Greylock’s Humes expects ‘sharp bounce’ when crisis subsides
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Turkish policy makers’ steps to support the financial system helped bolster investor confidence and gave the nation’s markets a much-needed breather on Tuesday.

Turkish banking shares rose as much as 5.3 percent, snapping a three-day losing streak that wiped out almost 17 percent of their market value. The lira also jumped 5 percent, paring its losses over the past month to 26 percent, while the yield on 10-year government bond fell by the most on record.