Sri Lanka stuns with 100-bp rate hike as Iran war rattles currency, fuels inflation - Reuters
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The story
Sri Lanka's central bank delivered a surprise 100-basis-point rate hike to combat currency depreciation and inflation sparked by geopolitical tensions in Iran. The aggressive move signals mounting pressure on emerging-market currencies and inflation trajectories amid regional instability.
The two-sided take
Angle
EM central banks are front-running currency crises with shock hikes; watch for contagion in similarly vulnerable peers (Turkey, Pakistan) and renewed demand for hard-currency safe havens.
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