Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Goldman sees Turkey inflation of near 80% before relief comes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 June, 2022 Goldman Sachs said on Friday it expects annual inflation in Turkey to reach almost 80% … Continue ReadingGoldman sees Turkey inflation of near 80% before relief comes
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey Wants to Claw Back More Dollars With Cheap Exporter Loans Güldem AtabayPosted on13 June, 2022 Turkey is making another effort to arrest a precipitous decline in its currency by dangling … Continue ReadingTurkey Wants to Claw Back More Dollars With Cheap Exporter Loans
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Credit Default Swaps Jump to 19-Year High Amid Lira Woes Güldem AtabayPosted on13 June, 2022 The cost to insure against a debt default by Turkey’s government in the next five … Continue ReadingTurkey Credit Default Swaps Jump to 19-Year High Amid Lira Woes
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS April CA deficit rises to USD 21.1bn in first trimester from USD9.1 year ago Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 June, 2022 In April, Current Account (CA) posted a monthly deficit of USD2.7bn (Cons.: USD -3.1bn) vs … Continue ReadingApril CA deficit rises to USD 21.1bn in first trimester from USD9.1 year ago
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Lira Swings, CDS Surge as New Measures Fail to Ease Concerns Güldem AtabayPosted on10 June, 2022 The Turkish lira whipsawed with surging credit-default swaps as investors appeared underwhelmed by the series … Continue ReadingLira Swings, CDS Surge as New Measures Fail to Ease Concerns
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS UPDATE (yield added): Turkey Announces New, Revenue-Indexed Bonds to Bolster Lira Güldem AtabayPosted on10 June, 202210 June, 2022 On Friday evening, the Treasury disclosed the details of the revenue-indexed bonds. The base-line revenues … Continue ReadingUPDATE (yield added): Turkey Announces New, Revenue-Indexed Bonds to Bolster Lira
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Venezuelan President Maduro visits Turkey, meets Erdogan Güldem AtabayPosted on8 June, 2022 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will pay a two-day official visit to Turkey beginning on Tuesday, … Continue ReadingVenezuelan President Maduro visits Turkey, meets Erdogan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS S&P warns: Turkey risks introducing additional capital controls Güldem AtabayPosted on8 June, 2022 International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said Turkey is at increased risk of … Continue ReadingS&P warns: Turkey risks introducing additional capital controls
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS UPDATE: Russia and Turkey raise hopes of grain export corridor from Ukraine Güldem AtabayPosted on8 June, 20228 June, 2022 UPDATE: Grain Talks in Ankara Show No Signs of Progress (Bloomberg) — Talks between Russia … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Russia and Turkey raise hopes of grain export corridor from Ukraine
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Lira Sinks to 17 Per Dollar as Erdogan Rate Talk Fuels Forex Demand Güldem AtabayPosted on8 June, 20228 June, 2022 Turkey’s lira tumbled beyond 17 per dollar for the first time since December amid a … Continue ReadingLira Sinks to 17 Per Dollar as Erdogan Rate Talk Fuels Forex Demand
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Reuters: Turkish Lira continues to weaken, Nebati says rates to stay put Cem CetingucPosted on7 June, 20227 June, 2022 Turkey’s lira slid to beyond 16.55 against the dollar on Monday, bringing its losses to … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkish Lira continues to weaken, Nebati says rates to stay put
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP leader pledges to end poverty in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on3 June, 2022 The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader said he would end the “poverty” in Turkey … Continue ReadingCHP leader pledges to end poverty in Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Targets Lira Short Selling by Focusing on Niche Bonds Güldem AtabayPosted on3 June, 2022 Turkey is planning to restrict purchases by domestic investors of new lira bonds sold by … Continue ReadingTurkey Targets Lira Short Selling by Focusing on Niche Bonds
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s inflation reaches 73.5 percent in May Cem CetingucPosted on3 June, 20223 June, 2022 Turkey’s annual inflation rate rose at a lower-than-expected pace in May but still jumped to … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation reaches 73.5 percent in May
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Macro Snapshot: Manufacturing PMI remained stable at 49.2 in May Cem CetingucPosted on2 June, 2022 Manufacturing PMI remained stable at 49.2 in May and continued to stay at the contractionary … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: Manufacturing PMI remained stable at 49.2 in May
Categories Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey raises natural gas and power prices amid ‘perfect eceonomic storm’ Cem CetingucPosted on2 June, 2022 Turkey raised natural gas and power prices on Wednesday and its energy importer blamed a … Continue ReadingTurkey raises natural gas and power prices amid ‘perfect eceonomic storm’
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Bloomberg HT Consumer Confidence Index fell 10.1 percent in May Güldem AtabayPosted on1 June, 2022 Bloomberg HT Consumer Confidence Index fell 10.10 percent in May compared to the previous month … Continue ReadingBloomberg HT Consumer Confidence Index fell 10.1 percent in May
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Istanbul inflation at 87.4 percent in may as the official figure is due for Friday Güldem AtabayPosted on1 June, 20221 June, 2022 Istanbul inflation, which is considered the leading indicator for the TURKSTAT Turkey-wide inflation data to … Continue ReadingIstanbul inflation at 87.4 percent in may as the official figure is due for Friday
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey manufacturing PMI: Below 50,0 benchmark-again Güldem AtabayPosted on1 June, 2022 Turkey’s headline PMI was unchanged at 49.2 in May. The reading signalled a third successive … Continue ReadingTurkey manufacturing PMI: Below 50,0 benchmark-again
Categories Business Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey eases pandemic restrictions for foreign visitors Cem CetingucPosted on1 June, 2022 The Interior Ministry announced that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests would not be asked from visitors arriving … Continue ReadingTurkey eases pandemic restrictions for foreign visitors
