Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank governor Gaye Erkan highlights confidence in Türkiye’s inflation fight Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 2023 Turkey’s newly-appointed central bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said there is confidence in the government’s … Continue ReadingCentral Bank governor Gaye Erkan highlights confidence in Türkiye’s inflation fight
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s 2023 Growth Forecast Revised Up to 2.6% by UNCTAD Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 2023 Central banks’ interest rates hikes will cost developing countries more than $800 billion in ‘foregone … Continue ReadingTurkey’s 2023 Growth Forecast Revised Up to 2.6% by UNCTAD
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS CBRT eases TL-saving rules even more Cem CetingucPosted on5 April, 2023 In a bid to promote and protect savings, the Turkish central bank has allowed banks … Continue ReadingCBRT eases TL-saving rules even more
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS CBRT’s medium-term inflation target stays the same Cem CetingucPosted on2 January, 2023 The Central Bank has said that under the inflation targeting regime, the medium-term inflation target of 5 … Continue ReadingCBRT’s medium-term inflation target stays the same
Categories Finance HYPED Markets CNBC: Turkey’s lira hits a new record low against the dollar as investors brace for another rate cut Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 September, 2022 NOTICE: As we prepared this article for publication, Central Bank slashed interest rates by another … Continue ReadingCNBC: Turkey’s lira hits a new record low against the dollar as investors brace for another rate cut
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Economist Mustafa Sonmez: How Central Bank of Turkey found $17.5 bn in two weeks? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 August, 2022 How did Central Bank gain $17.5 bn in FX reserves? Mystery solved … Read More >Economist Mustafa Sonmez: How Central Bank of Turkey found $17.5 bn in two weeks?
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS JP Morgan on Turkey: Nothing much to note in the MPC decision Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 July, 2022 As universally expected, the CBRT kept its key policy rate unchanged at 14.0% and did … Continue ReadingJP Morgan on Turkey: Nothing much to note in the MPC decision
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS JP Morgan on Central Bank of Turkey: CBRT remains on hold, signals new macroprudential measures Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 2022 As widely expected, the CBRT left its key policy rate unchanged at 14.0%. Also, as … Continue ReadingJP Morgan on Central Bank of Turkey: CBRT remains on hold, signals new macroprudential measures
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Morgan Stanley: CBT Preview: Something’s Gotta Give Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 2022 We expect the CBT to stay on hold on May 26, but the need for … Continue ReadingMorgan Stanley: CBT Preview: Something’s Gotta Give
Categories Finance HYPED JP Morgan: CBRT remains firmly motionless Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 April, 2022 As widely expected, the CBRT left its key policy rate unchanged at 14.0%. Also, as … Continue ReadingJP Morgan: CBRT remains firmly motionless
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Lira: From peg to managed float? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 February, 2022 The Turkish lira weakened as much as 3% against the dollar on Tuesday and Wednesday … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira: From peg to managed float?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish opposition leader promises to replace Central Bank governors, top civil servant lists are drafted Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 February, 2022 A veteran Turkish political leader who has struggled for years to have President Tayyip Erdogan … Continue ReadingTurkish opposition leader promises to replace Central Bank governors, top civil servant lists are drafted
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Investors brace for central banks’ retreat from bond markets Cem CetingucPosted on19 February, 2022 The biggest buyers in bond markets are now poised to become sellers, as central banks … Continue ReadingInvestors brace for central banks’ retreat from bond markets
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Reuters: Central Bank sold $600 mn to $1 bn last week to defend Turkish Lira Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 February, 2022 Turkish authorities either deny intervening in the currency market, or answer questions about the subject. … Continue ReadingReuters: Central Bank sold $600 mn to $1 bn last week to defend Turkish Lira
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS CBRT Inflation Report, 2022/I: Estimates revised upward, but still seem optimistic Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 January, 2022 The CBRT increased year-end inflation forecast from 11.8% (forecast range: 9.6-14%) to 23.2% (forecast range: … Continue ReadingCBRT Inflation Report, 2022/I: Estimates revised upward, but still seem optimistic
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS CBRT passes up on rate cut, but more are underway Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 January, 2022 The Turkish Central Bank left its weekly repo rate unchanged 14%, in-line with expectations. This … Continue ReadingCBRT passes up on rate cut, but more are underway
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 General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey Morning Bulletin: Market review, economy & politics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 October, 2021 MSCI Turkey outperformed the MSCI EM by 0.6% yesterday. BIST-100 gained 1.3%, closing at the … Continue ReadingTurkey Morning Bulletin: Market review, economy & politics
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Turkish financial stability threatened by interest rate cuts Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 October, 2021 Turkey is faced with possible financial instability after the central bank cut interest rates to … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Turkish financial stability threatened by interest rate cuts
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HYPED Markets Currency view: MPC minutes highlight emphasis on transitory nature of inflation, weaker TL on the horizon Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 October, 2021 CBT’s minutes from the September MPC meeting highlighted an attitude of dismissing recent inflation pressure … Continue ReadingCurrency view: MPC minutes highlight emphasis on transitory nature of inflation, weaker TL on the horizon