Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey: Central Bank sells over 7 bn dollars in a month Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 January, 2022 The Central Bank of Turkey sold 7.28 billion dollars in December to inject liquidity into … Continue ReadingTurkey: Central Bank sells over 7 bn dollars in a month
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Tech Turkish experts warn about the dangers of Metaverse Cem CetingucPosted on29 December, 2021 People under the age of 18 should not spend more than an hour on metaverse, a … Continue ReadingTurkish experts warn about the dangers of Metaverse
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Chip crisis, tax system fix: Turkey’s 2022 auto sector expectations Cem CetingucPosted on28 December, 2021 The automotive industry is about to put an “extraordinary” year behind it, top officials from … Continue ReadingChip crisis, tax system fix: Turkey’s 2022 auto sector expectations
Categories Finance HYPED Markets TL recovery fleeting Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 December, 2021 The lira tumbled almost 8% against the dollar on Monday amid persisting investor concern over … Continue ReadingTL recovery fleeting
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Erdogan claims success against “currency bubble”, is he right? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 December, 2021 Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the government had burst a bubble in the … Continue ReadingErdogan claims success against “currency bubble”, is he right?
Categories Finance HYPED Markets Natasha Turak: Turkish lira whipsaws from historic low after Erdogan announces rescue plan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2021 Dollar/TL pair is trading at 11.38-40 at 5 pm Turkey Time. Despite the lira’s wild … Continue ReadingNatasha Turak: Turkish lira whipsaws from historic low after Erdogan announces rescue plan
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets FORTUNE: Turkey’s lira leaps by more than 40% in a day after Erdogan unveils new plan to lure Turks away from dollars Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 December, 2021 The Turkish lira’s wild ride continued with a leap of as much as 43% against … Continue ReadingFORTUNE: Turkey’s lira leaps by more than 40% in a day after Erdogan unveils new plan to lure Turks away from dollars
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets How do you fix a broken economic experiment? By launching another and crazier plan….. (Or the cure is worse than the disease) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 December, 2021 According to AP, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced a series of measures … Continue ReadingHow do you fix a broken economic experiment? By launching another and crazier plan….. (Or the cure is worse than the disease)
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Oil prices decrease as global demand lowers Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 2021 Global oil prices fell on Monday fueled by concerns of rising omicron variant cases worldwide, … Continue ReadingOil prices decrease as global demand lowers
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets CNBC: Turkey’s currency crisis deepens after Erdogan’s latest rate cut Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 December, 2021 After Istanbul’s stock market was twice forced to halt trading and the Turkish lira continued … Continue ReadingCNBC: Turkey’s currency crisis deepens after Erdogan’s latest rate cut
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Bitcoin skyrockets after Fed’s rate hike signal Cem CetingucPosted on17 December, 2021 Bitcoin jumped in value late Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) kept the policy rate … Continue ReadingBitcoin skyrockets after Fed’s rate hike signal
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets IMF reminds interest rate risks as global debt rises to $226 trillion Cem CetingucPosted on16 December, 2021 Global debt surged to $226 trillion last year, its biggest one-year jump since World War … Continue ReadingIMF reminds interest rate risks as global debt rises to $226 trillion
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Comment: Will Turkey’s Central Bank ever stop cutting rates? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 December, 2021 With Fed turning decidedly more hawkish on Wednesday, the other highlight of the week is … Continue ReadingComment: Will Turkey’s Central Bank ever stop cutting rates?
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkish Central Bank intervenes again as Lira moves past 14 per Dollar; rate cut decision awaited Güldem AtabayPosted on13 December, 2021 Turkey’s lira tumbled past 14 to the dollar to 14.75 for the first time in … Continue ReadingTurkish Central Bank intervenes again as Lira moves past 14 per Dollar; rate cut decision awaited
Categories Finance HYPED Markets Market Watch: Turkish lira crumbles after S&P warns over Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 December, 2021 The beleaguered Turkish lira was crushed on Monday after Standard & Poor’s warned it may … Continue ReadingMarket Watch: Turkish lira crumbles after S&P warns over Turkey
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Currency crisis hits hard in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 2021 Turkey’s deepening currency crisis could mark the definitive end of the country’s economic success story … Continue ReadingCurrency crisis hits hard in Turkey
Categories Finance Markets BarCap expects the policy rate to be cut by 300bp to 12% over the next two CB meetings Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 December, 2021 Inflation to peak at over 30%: Marking to marked the most recent move in TRY, … Continue ReadingBarCap expects the policy rate to be cut by 300bp to 12% over the next two CB meetings
Categories Economy Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Markets Bank investment chiefs cautious about China and emerging markets Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 2021 Market volatility and uncertainty over China’s indebted property sector is making bank investment chiefs cautious … Continue ReadingBank investment chiefs cautious about China and emerging markets
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets IMF and the Economist deem Turkey highly vulnerable in 2022 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 December, 2021 IMF recently published a blog titled “Addressing Inflation Pressures Amid an Enduring Pandemic”, where Turkey … Continue ReadingIMF and the Economist deem Turkey highly vulnerable in 2022
Categories Finance HYPED Markets Central Bank intervenes 2nd time in currency market, market says “Not enough” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 December, 2021 Turkey’s lira edged near to its record low on Friday, triggering direct central bank intervention … Continue ReadingCentral Bank intervenes 2nd time in currency market, market says “Not enough”