Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Robert Ellis: The Trump administration may not be the walkover Erdogan expects Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 November, 2024
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Flow of funds Report: CBRT reserves decline, foreign funds buy TL assets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 November, 2024
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Morgan Stanley: Turkey rate cuts knocking on the door Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 November, 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Australia and Turkey vie to host pivotal 2026 climate talks Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2024
Gold smuggling scandal tied to Turkish MP resignations poised to widen While three MPs from the ruling coalition partner MHP have recently resigned amidst allegations tied … Continue ReadingGold smuggling scandal tied to Turkish MP resignations poised to widen
Categories General Al-Ahram: Will Biden recognize the Armenian genocide? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 2021 On the fringe of a two-day NATO meeting in Brussels (23-24 March), US Secretary of … Continue ReadingAl-Ahram: Will Biden recognize the Armenian genocide?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Number of households receiving aid tops 6.5 million in Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 April, 2021 Turkey’s Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services has released its 2020 activity report, which … Continue ReadingNumber of households receiving aid tops 6.5 million in Turkey
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Markets Reuters poll: EM FX sell-off likely by end-June Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 April, 2021 Battered emerging market currencies will only pare some of their recent steep losses over the … Continue ReadingReuters poll: EM FX sell-off likely by end-June
Categories Finance Markets US yields rise, TL drops Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 April, 2021 U.S. Treasury yields rose Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report brought forward expectations for the … Continue ReadingUS yields rise, TL drops
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS What’s in a Name?: The fraught and funny world of Turkish nomenclature Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 April, 2021 Hi my name is Atilla (the Hun) Green Island (I’m from Cyprus), the only son … Continue ReadingWhat’s in a Name?: The fraught and funny world of Turkish nomenclature
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED Markets Emerging markets inflows to top $1 trillion in 2021: IIF Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 April, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging markets are expected to attract $1.06 trillion in foreign direct investment, … Continue ReadingEmerging markets inflows to top $1 trillion in 2021: IIF
Categories Economy Emerging Markets S&P upgrades growth forecast for emerging markets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 April, 2021 Ratings agency S&P Global is lifting its growth forecast for emerging markets for 2021 on … Continue ReadingS&P upgrades growth forecast for emerging markets
Categories General Rumours of War: Another Russian Surprise in Ukraine? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 April, 2021 More than six years have passed since the so-called Minsk II accords brought an end … Continue ReadingRumours of War: Another Russian Surprise in Ukraine?
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 Business Financial Times: Central bank policy zigzags leave Turkey’s small businesses struggling Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2021 THIS ONLY AN EXCERPT, republished because it has new value for Turkey After … Continue ReadingFinancial Times: Central bank policy zigzags leave Turkey’s small businesses struggling
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 HIGHLIGHTS Markets Video Commentary: Turkey on the Verge of Currency Crisis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 Turkey on the verge of a currency crisis President Erdogan’s one-man, no-clue governance … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: Turkey on the Verge of Currency Crisis
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 Emerging Markets Wells Fargo: Emerging markets flipping to tightening Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2021 Over the past few weeks, multiple central banks within the emerging markets have started the … Continue ReadingWells Fargo: Emerging markets flipping to tightening
Categories General Turkey avoided recession, however high inflation and Lira volatility remains Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 2021 Relations with the EU and the US remain strained: President Erdogan won the June 2018 … Continue ReadingTurkey avoided recession, however high inflation and Lira volatility remains
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
