Turkish banks have outperformed its EM peers on a ytd basis (see the chart below), as MSCI EM Financials index took a huge hit in the first two weeks of this year arising out of a massive sell-out in Chinese markets. Excluding that timeframe, the performances of two indexes has almost been in line to date. Going forward, EM equities are expected to pull out a vapid performance owing to a Federal Reserve not appearing to be relenting...