Categories Economy General Macro Snapshot: CUR, RSCI and sectoral confidence indexes decreased Cem CetingucPosted on26 May, 202126 May, 2021 SA CUR decreased by 1pps 75.2% which is the lowest level since October 2020 (1Q20: … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: CUR, RSCI and sectoral confidence indexes decreased
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan’s Poll Rating Hits All-Time Low as Economic Woes Grow Güldem AtabayPosted on25 May, 2021 Public support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party hit an all-time low last month … Continue ReadingErdogan’s Poll Rating Hits All-Time Low as Economic Woes Grow
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan Reshuffles Central Bank Again With New Deputy Güldem AtabayPosted on25 May, 2021 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed a new deputy governor at the country’s central bank, … Continue ReadingErdogan Reshuffles Central Bank Again With New Deputy
Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkish mafia boss claims former PM’s son, ex-minister part of int’l drug trafficking scheme Güldem AtabayPosted on23 May, 2021 Turkish mafia boss Sedat Peker has accused former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım’s son Erkan Yıldırım … Continue ReadingTurkish mafia boss claims former PM’s son, ex-minister part of int’l drug trafficking scheme
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Economy IS in Crisis | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 May, 2021 I’ve predicted in countless videos that a deep crisis is awaiting the Turkish economy. … Continue ReadingTurkish Economy IS in Crisis | Real Turkey
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey seals deal for 60 mln more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Turkey finalized a deal to buy 60 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, with … Continue ReadingTurkey seals deal for 60 mln more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Cost side pressures push up Turkey’s agricultural input prices Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Turkey’s March 2021 Agricultural Input Price Index (Agricultural-IPI) edged up 1.33% elevating the annual level … Continue ReadingCost side pressures push up Turkey’s agricultural input prices
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Ouch! Turkey’s consumer confidence at two year low Güldem AtabayPosted on21 May, 2021 Seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index decreased by 3.6% in May to 77.3 from 80.2 in … Continue ReadingOuch! Turkey’s consumer confidence at two year low
Categories Economy General Birth rate declining in Turkey: Report Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 May, 2021 A recent report by Turkey’s statistical authority has revealed a trend of declining birth rates … Continue ReadingBirth rate declining in Turkey: Report
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics NYT: Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government Güldem AtabayPosted on19 May, 2021 Sliding in opinion polls amid a severe economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections, … Continue ReadingNYT: Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 May, 2021 Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April, mainly due to soaring … Continue ReadingTurkey: Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS David Rothkopf: The World Braces for the Virus as America Begins to Move On Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 May, 2021 The Biden administration’s success in battling the COVID epidemic has been a triumph of vision, … Continue ReadingDavid Rothkopf: The World Braces for the Virus as America Begins to Move On
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Small business pay heavy price for Covid protection Cem CetingucPosted on15 May, 2021 DUBAI: Staying in business through the COVID-19 pandemic has not been cheap for retailers, hoteliers … Continue ReadingSmall business pay heavy price for Covid protection
Categories Economy Markets China PPI signals higher global inflation Cem CetingucPosted on15 May, 2021 Enda Curran Higher prices for raw materials and supply bottlenecks are boosting producer prices, which … Continue ReadingChina PPI signals higher global inflation
Categories Economy Finance Macro Focus: IP, March 2021: Stronger course than expected in Q1 Cem CetingucPosted on15 May, 2021 In March, IP increased by 0.7% MoM and 16.6% on a YoY. According to the consensus, … Continue ReadingMacro Focus: IP, March 2021: Stronger course than expected in Q1
Categories Economy Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS IIF: Global debt levels decline for the first time in 2-1/2 years (but read the fine print) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 May, 2021 (Reuters) – Global debt levels declined for the first time in 2-1/2 years in the … Continue ReadingIIF: Global debt levels decline for the first time in 2-1/2 years (but read the fine print)
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Slow vaccination could hinder emerging market recovery, warns S&P Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 May, 2021 The economic recovery in emerging markets (EMs) will remain highly vulnerable to pandemic-related setbacks, given … Continue ReadingSlow vaccination could hinder emerging market recovery, warns S&P
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Tourism Faces Prospect of Another Troubled Year Güldem AtabayPosted on11 May, 2021 A recent drop in coronavirus cases may not be enough to lure tourists back to … Continue ReadingTurkish Tourism Faces Prospect of Another Troubled Year
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s current account deficit narrowing yet financing difficulties remain Güldem AtabayPosted on11 May, 2021 The central bank said Turkey’s March current account deficit of USD 3.3 bn declined by … Continue ReadingTurkey’s current account deficit narrowing yet financing difficulties remain
Categories Economy Finance European markets drop sharply after U.S. tech stocks plummet Cem CetingucPosted on11 May, 202111 May, 2021 Elliot Smith, Holly Ellyatt European markets dropped sharply on Tuesday following a sell-off in U.S. … Continue ReadingEuropean markets drop sharply after U.S. tech stocks plummet