Assessing the market implications of an SDR allocation

We think the IMF’s anticipated $650bn Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation is unlikely to have a major market impact, although it might provide countries with falling exchange rates and low levels of reserves – such as Argentina and Turkey – some scope to slow the depreciation of their currencies.

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