Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Video: Suddenly, Turkish Lira is the king of Emerging Markets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 May, 2024 It is a funny world we live in. Only in March, Turkey was on the … Continue ReadingVideo: Suddenly, Turkish Lira is the king of Emerging Markets
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets TL flirts with new lows vs USD, but no worries Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2024 Dollar/TL pair is about to close trading in Istanbul interbank market, at 29.99, a smidgeon … Continue ReadingTL flirts with new lows vs USD, but no worries
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets HSBC: New era for the lira Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2024 The imbalance between the demand and supply of FX is likely to persist in 2024. … Continue ReadingHSBC: New era for the lira
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: 2024 Macro Outlook for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 December, 2023 Slowing down growth in 2024 is the essential condition of achieving «sustainable» growth and «sustainable … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: 2024 Macro Outlook for Turkey
Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Markets Economist Atilla Yesilada: FX controls will soon spread to Grand Bazaar Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 April, 2023 Indicating that it may be the turn of the citizens to be brought under capital … Continue ReadingEconomist Atilla Yesilada: FX controls will soon spread to Grand Bazaar
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS IIF Turkey Trip Notes: Kilicdaroglu may win, tough times await the new government Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 April, 2023 This note summarizes the key takeaways from our meetings with public and private sector institutions … Continue ReadingIIF Turkey Trip Notes: Kilicdaroglu may win, tough times await the new government
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Business people ask: Which interest rate; which exchange rate? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 April, 2023 The spread between the official exchange rate is opening wide vs “the market rate”, as … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Business people ask: Which interest rate; which exchange rate?
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Video Commentary: Turkish Lira After Elections: Will It Crash, or Soar? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 April, 2023 Turkish Lira after elections: Will it crash, or soar? Turkey’s dual elections scheduled for … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkish Lira After Elections: Will It Crash, or Soar?
Categories Finance HYPED Markets Morgan Stanley: Increased pressure on Turkish Lira in the run-up to the elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 April, 2023 Wider trade deficits A policy preference to keep the nominal exchange rate stable amid deeply … Continue ReadingMorgan Stanley: Increased pressure on Turkish Lira in the run-up to the elections
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Textiles exporters rebel against strong TL Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 January, 2023 Turkish clothing manufacturers have asked the government for a special exchange rate they say is … Continue ReadingTextiles exporters rebel against strong TL
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Why Türkiye’s Lira is Broken (It’s Not Interest Rates) (ft. @Into Europe) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 October, 2022 Did you like this video? Would you like to know more about Turkish economy … Continue ReadingWhy Türkiye’s Lira is Broken (It’s Not Interest Rates) (ft. @Into Europe)
Categories Business Cüneyt Akman Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Trade deficit reaches alarming proportions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 September, 2022 Cover chart legend: RED: Total trade deficit BLUE: Energy GREEN: Core deficit … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Trade deficit reaches alarming proportions
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Danske Bank: Most vulnerable EM economies are Sri Lanka, Turkey, Pakistan and Poland Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 September, 2022 Our updated EM vulnerability heatmap looks at EM economies’ sensitivities to global financial tightening and … Continue ReadingDanske Bank: Most vulnerable EM economies are Sri Lanka, Turkey, Pakistan and Poland
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan’s Plan to Avert Economic Crisis Gets Summer Reprieve Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 August, 2022 A windfall of foreign funds arriving in Turkey and sustained interest in a state-backed deposit … Continue ReadingErdogan’s Plan to Avert Economic Crisis Gets Summer Reprieve
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Özlem Derici Şengül Turkey’s inflation expectations out of control, TL to depreciate further vs USD Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 August, 2022 Central Bank survey reveals uncontrolled risies in inflation forecasts … Read More >Turkey’s inflation expectations out of control, TL to depreciate further vs USD
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS Moody’s downgrades Turkey “at midnight hour” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 August, 2022 Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday lowered Turkey’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to “B3” … Continue ReadingMoody’s downgrades Turkey “at midnight hour”
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Opposition leader wows to scratch FX protected deposit scheme Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 August, 2022 According to our survey of July-August polls, main opposition leader and top presidential hopeful to … Continue ReadingOpposition leader wows to scratch FX protected deposit scheme
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Who can save the sickly Turkish Lira? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 June, 20223 June, 2022 On Friday, 3 June, the Turkish lira dropped to its lowest level since the December … Continue ReadingWho can save the sickly Turkish Lira?
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank FX reserves drop $5 bn in a week Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 May, 2022 Central Bank of Turkey is spending its last bullets to defend a de-facto “peg” on … Continue ReadingCentral Bank FX reserves drop $5 bn in a week
Categories Columnists Finance HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash: Where is the Turkish Lira headed? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 May, 2022 Editor’s Note: On 18 May, at 8:00 am Turkish time, dollar/TL is trading at 15.82 … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Where is the Turkish Lira headed?