Categories Atilla Yeşilada HIGHLIGHTS Markets OPINION: TL will drop faster this week Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 March, 2021 Turkey’s sickly currency closed the week at 8.08 against the American dollar, thus officially surrendering … Continue ReadingOPINION: TL will drop faster this week
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s plunging lira: don’t expect an end to this saga soon Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 March, 2021 Dollar/TL is closing trading hours in Turkey on Thursday at around 7.95, as MSCI Emerging … Continue ReadingTurkey’s plunging lira: don’t expect an end to this saga soon
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish Lira slump causes contagion, risk-off Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 March, 2021 By 7 pm Istanbul time, dollar/TL was trading up again, around 7.85-87, while Borsa Istanbul’s … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira slump causes contagion, risk-off
Categories Markets CNBC.com: ‘People are just shocked’: Turkey’s lira plunges after Erdogan sacks third central bank chief in two years Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 March, 2021 Turkey’s lira fell dramatically on Monday morning after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the … Continue ReadingCNBC.com: ‘People are just shocked’: Turkey’s lira plunges after Erdogan sacks third central bank chief in two years
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s central bank: Brave 200 basis points rate hike to 19 percent Güldem AtabayPosted on18 March, 2021 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to increase the policy rate (one-week repo auction … Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank: Brave 200 basis points rate hike to 19 percent
Categories Economy Markets Real Turkey: Should Turkey raise interest rates? Could she? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2021 Should Turkey raise interest rates? Could she? Real Turkey presents its Turkey … Continue ReadingReal Turkey: Should Turkey raise interest rates? Could she?
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Inflation scare: Turkish central bank raises FX RR ratio by 300 bps implying no rate cut this week Güldem AtabayPosted on18 July, 202018 July, 2020 As per the central bank announcement today, FX reserve requirement ratios have been increased by … Continue ReadingInflation scare: Turkish central bank raises FX RR ratio by 300 bps implying no rate cut this week
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Tim Ash answers FAQ about Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 July, 202016 July, 2020 Q: Turkey is a big EM credit, what is the foreign investor view of the … Continue ReadingTim Ash answers FAQ about Turkey
Categories Markets Monthly Equity Strategy: Signs of V-shaped recovery (or not)? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 July, 202017 July, 2020 Fast credit growth, the recovery in credit card spending, especially the revival of housing, … Continue ReadingMonthly Equity Strategy: Signs of V-shaped recovery (or not)?
Categories Economy Markets Turkey’s inflation outlook worsens, bond yields rise Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 July, 202015 July, 2020 Expectations for consumer price inflation in Turkey are worsening, according to the monthly survey by … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation outlook worsens, bond yields rise
Categories Markets Turkey’s Stock Market Bubble: It Will End Badly! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 July, 202014 July, 2020 Turkey’s national stock exchange catapulted from the bottom to the top EM performers list in … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Stock Market Bubble: It Will End Badly!
Categories Markets Turkey’s phenomenal stock rally sign of excessive monetary easing Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 July, 202013 July, 2020 Share-trading accounts have blossomed globally during Covid-19 lockdowns as more and more people try to … Continue ReadingTurkey’s phenomenal stock rally sign of excessive monetary easing
Categories Markets Arab News: $8bn blow to Erdogan as investors flee Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 July, 202013 July, 2020 ANKARA: Foreign capital is flooding out of Turkey in a massive vote of no confidence … Continue ReadingArab News: $8bn blow to Erdogan as investors flee Turkey
Categories Finance Markets CNBC.com: Turkey faces the prospect of another currency crisis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 July, 202010 July, 2020 Turkey’s lira this week slipped to its weakest level since hitting a record low in … Continue ReadingCNBC.com: Turkey faces the prospect of another currency crisis
Categories Finance Markets Fitch: Central Bank reserves too low for comfort Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 July, 20207 July, 2020 A new Fitch report on Turkey, issued on 3 July, comments that the FX reserves … Continue ReadingFitch: Central Bank reserves too low for comfort
Categories Markets Macro Thoughts: The Return of Inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 June, 202030 June, 2020 One needs to be careful not to simply be contrarian for contrarian’s sake, but we … Continue ReadingMacro Thoughts: The Return of Inflation
Categories Markets Commerzbank: Lira shrugs off hawkish CBT decision Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 June, 202028 June, 2020 The Turkish central bank kept its base rate unchanged today versus consensus expectation of another … Continue ReadingCommerzbank: Lira shrugs off hawkish CBT decision
Categories Markets Morgan Stanley: Could Turkey be Removed from the MSCI EM Index? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 June, 202028 June, 2020 MSCI announced it may launch a consultation on a reclassification proposal for Turkey from EM … Continue ReadingMorgan Stanley: Could Turkey be Removed from the MSCI EM Index?
Categories Markets A stinging blow to Turkish and Argentinian stocks from MSCI Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 202025 June, 2020 Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 Index closed Monday at 115.190 points, the highest close since Feb. … Continue ReadingA stinging blow to Turkish and Argentinian stocks from MSCI
Categories Emerging Markets Markets EM Strategy: A Few Reasons for a Correction Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 June, 202023 June, 2020 Nowadays, it seems like markets will never fall again and I’m reminded of Irving Fisher’s … Continue ReadingEM Strategy: A Few Reasons for a Correction