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 Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Syrian economy plummets as internal conflict continues Cem CetingucPosted on29 November, 20223 December, 2022 In a month, the US dollar appreciated about 13 percent against the Syrian pound,” Benjamin … Continue ReadingSyrian economy plummets as internal conflict continues
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Lira’s faith after CBRT rate cut seems ‘unfortunate’ Cem CetingucPosted on21 October, 202221 October, 2022 The USD/TRY price has been in a consolidation phase in the past few months and is hovering … Continue ReadingLira’s faith after CBRT rate cut seems ‘unfortunate’
Categories Economy HYPED JP Morgan: Turkish inflation stays under the 80% mark! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 August, 2022 For what it’s worth, Turkish CPI surprised marginally to the down side, rising 2.4%m/m in … Continue ReadingJP Morgan: Turkish inflation stays under the 80% mark!
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business Columnists HIGHLIGHTS COMMENTARY: Erdogan dooms Turkey to currency volatility Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 2022 While monetary policy decisions are nominally taken and announced by Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT), … Continue ReadingCOMMENTARY: Erdogan dooms Turkey to currency volatility
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 Markets Central Bank MPC: Inflation? No problem Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 April, 2022 CBRT kept 1-week repo rate (policy rate) stable at 14%, as expected, for the forth … Continue ReadingCentral Bank MPC: Inflation? No problem
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Prices expected to fall after value-added tax cuts Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 202231 March, 2022 The effect of the recently announced tax cuts on prices is expected to be seen in the next … Continue ReadingPrices expected to fall after value-added tax cuts
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Kenneth Rogoff has a dire warning for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 20227 September, 2022 Turkey may be in danger of slumping into a deeper economic crisis than it experienced … Continue ReadingKenneth Rogoff has a dire warning for Turkey
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Central Bank, sorry, Erdogan leaves policy rate unchanged, currency under pressure again Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 March, 2022 The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has decided to hold interest rates at … Continue ReadingTurkey Central Bank, sorry, Erdogan leaves policy rate unchanged, currency under pressure again
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Prof Turalay Kenç: Turkey’s unorthodox monetary policy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 March, 2022 Economic history resoundingly shows that monetary stimulus alone to boost economic growth against the backdrop … Continue ReadingProf Turalay Kenç: Turkey’s unorthodox monetary policy
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 Atilla Yeşilada Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Commentary: Why most EM are uninvestable? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2022 Since before the pandemic, at the beginning of each year, strategists and fund managers have … Continue ReadingCommentary: Why most EM are uninvestable?
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS JP Morgan on Turkey: annual inflation gets near the 50% mark as expected Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2022 Turkey posted a double-digit monthly inflation for the second consecutive month; this was not seen … Continue ReadingJP Morgan on Turkey: annual inflation gets near the 50% mark as expected
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Patrick Curran: EM central banks still ahead of the curve but vulnerable Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 January, 2022 US CPI rose from 6.8% to 7% yoy in December (in line with expectations), and … Continue ReadingPatrick Curran: EM central banks still ahead of the curve but vulnerable
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 Business Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Deutsche: Turkey: recent developments and what’s next Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 January, 2022 In this report, we discuss recent developments regarding the FX-protected lira deposit scheme, provide an … Continue ReadingDeutsche: Turkey: recent developments and what’s next
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey: Central Bank sells over 7 bn dollars in a month Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 January, 2022 The Central Bank of Turkey sold 7.28 billion dollars in December to inject liquidity into … Continue ReadingTurkey: Central Bank sells over 7 bn dollars in a month
