Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Central Bank Chief Flags Tight Policy, Continuity Güldem AtabayPosted on1 April, 2021 Turkey’s new central bank governor Sahap Kavcioglu delivered a message of continuity and discussed a … Continue ReadingTurkey Central Bank Chief Flags Tight Policy, Continuity
Categories Economy CB governor to be tested on Monday Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2021 TL firmed on Thursday, thanks to extremely strong March export figures, which helped the monthly … Continue ReadingCB governor to be tested on Monday
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets BREAKING: TL soars on promises by Central Bank Governor Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2021 Dollar/TL currently trading at 8.13, having gained %1.42 for the day. Business Recorder reports … Continue ReadingBREAKING: TL soars on promises by Central Bank Governor
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS BloombergHT Consumer Confidence Survey: March reflects strong drop Güldem AtabayPosted on1 April, 2021 Bloomberg HT Consumer Confidence Index decreased by 5.69 percent compared to the final index of … Continue ReadingBloombergHT Consumer Confidence Survey: March reflects strong drop
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS March PMI stronger; beware of the brewing inflation forces Güldem AtabayPosted on1 April, 2021 The latest PMI® survey data from Istanbul Chamber of Industry and IHS Markit showed the … Continue ReadingMarch PMI stronger; beware of the brewing inflation forces
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Truth will out: Reuters – Why an irked Erdogan fired Turkey’s central bank chief Güldem AtabayPosted on31 March, 2021 Politics drove Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s sacking of central bank chief Naci Agbal after just … Continue ReadingTruth will out: Reuters – Why an irked Erdogan fired Turkey’s central bank chief
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Bloomberg Economics: Slower Growth, Higher Inflation, Weaker Lira Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 After Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg Economics, too, revised its Turkey 2021 forecasts. Bloomberg expects higher inflation … Continue ReadingBloomberg Economics: Slower Growth, Higher Inflation, Weaker Lira
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s foreign trade deficit grows in February Güldem AtabayPosted on31 March, 2021 In February Turkey’s exports posted 9.6% yoy growth reaching USD 16.0bn as imports also grew … Continue ReadingTurkey’s foreign trade deficit grows in February
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Economic Confidence Index rose to 98.9 in March Güldem AtabayPosted on31 March, 2021 Turkey’s Economic Confidence Index rose by 3.3% in March from 95.8 in February to 98.9 … Continue ReadingTurkey Economic Confidence Index rose to 98.9 in March
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Lira shock leads to lower GDP forecast Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 The lira pared its seventh day of declines as Turkey’s new central bank governor Sahap … Continue ReadingTurkey: Lira shock leads to lower GDP forecast
Categories Economy General Reuters: ‘We will not be able to pay our bills’: Turks set to lose a COVID-19 income support Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 Amidst the confusion and loss of economic confidence caused by the swift slide of the … Continue ReadingReuters: ‘We will not be able to pay our bills’: Turks set to lose a COVID-19 income support
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank’s new Governor Kavcioglu promises positive real yield Güldem AtabayPosted on30 March, 2021 Turkey’s new Central Bank Governor Sahap Kavcioglu said current elevated levels of inflation require tight … Continue ReadingCentral Bank’s new Governor Kavcioglu promises positive real yield
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Another midnight presidential decree, another round of TL weakness Güldem AtabayPosted on30 March, 2021 Turkey’s President Erdoğan sacked the Central Bank Deputy Governor Murat Cetinkaya in a midnight presidential decree … Continue ReadingAnother midnight presidential decree, another round of TL weakness
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE (New case figures added): President Erdogan introduces new but mild curfew measures Güldem AtabayPosted on29 March, 202131 March, 2021 Turkey has recorded 37,303 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest … Continue ReadingUPDATE (New case figures added): President Erdogan introduces new but mild curfew measures
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish lira keeps sliding as new Governor’s comments do not anchor Güldem AtabayPosted on29 March, 202129 March, 2021 Turkey’s lira lost more than 1% of its value on Monday, continuing its sharp decline … Continue ReadingTurkish lira keeps sliding as new Governor’s comments do not anchor
Categories Economy Politics Erdogan starts a political earthquake in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 2021 Vijay Prashad, Ahmet Tonak Significant developments are underway in Turkey. Most ominously, the government of … Continue ReadingErdogan starts a political earthquake in Turkey
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay Politics Erdoğan firing central bank governor gamble on snap elections Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 202129 March, 2021 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shook international markets by firing the well-regarded governor of the … Continue ReadingErdoğan firing central bank governor gamble on snap elections
Categories Economy Politics Turkey’s economic mess is a policy failure rather than a divine test Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 2021 David Lepeska President Recep Tayyip Erdogan subtly acknowledged the depth of Turkey’s financial woes in … Continue ReadingTurkey’s economic mess is a policy failure rather than a divine test
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Fitch: Turkey’s abrupt central bank switch entrenches Erdogan’s unorthodoxy Güldem AtabayPosted on29 March, 2021 President Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to oust Turkey’s central bank chief entrenches his unorthodox view that … Continue ReadingFitch: Turkey’s abrupt central bank switch entrenches Erdogan’s unorthodoxy
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS New Central Bank Chief’s politically correct comments: April Rate Cut Not a Given Güldem AtabayPosted on29 March, 202129 March, 2021 Markets shouldn’t take for granted that the Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates as … Continue ReadingNew Central Bank Chief’s politically correct comments: April Rate Cut Not a Given
