Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics What is the fate of Turkish economy? Cem CetingucPosted on4 December, 2022 Turkey has major economic challenges to weather. The Turkish Central Bank continues to cut interest … Continue ReadingWhat is the fate of Turkish economy?
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED CBRT cuts interest rate again despite soaring inflation Cem CetingucPosted on20 October, 202220 October, 2022 Turkey’s central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate for the third time in a row … Continue ReadingCBRT cuts interest rate again despite soaring inflation
Categories Business Finance General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED US policy rate hikes make things harder for Turkish economy Cem CetingucPosted on4 August, 2022 The remaining hopes for the Turkish economy to get better sooner are vanishing fast after … Continue ReadingUS policy rate hikes make things harder for Turkish economy
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Mustafa Sönmez: Turkey’s economy stands to suffer from euro’s downturn Cem CetingucPosted on4 August, 2022 The euro’s slide to parity with the dollar is producing fresh strains for Turkey’s foreign … Continue ReadingMustafa Sönmez: Turkey’s economy stands to suffer from euro’s downturn
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Economy Czar Nebati makes headlines with new bloopers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 January, 2022 Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati told economists he expects the inflation rate to peak at … Continue ReadingEconomy Czar Nebati makes headlines with new bloopers
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Foreigner shopping craze in Turkey due to Turkish Lira crash Cem CetingucPosted on22 December, 202122 December, 2021 The sea of Bulgarian buses parked outside a market in Turkey’s historic city of Edirne … Continue ReadingForeigner shopping craze in Turkey due to Turkish Lira crash
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Apparel exports boom while retailers fight for survival amid Turkey’s economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 2021 The country’s currency, the lira, has lost almost half its value against the dollar so … Continue ReadingApparel exports boom while retailers fight for survival amid Turkey’s economic crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS New Finance Minister reveals Turkey won’t prioritize high interest rates Cem CetingucPosted on3 December, 20213 December, 2021 Turkey will not prioritize high interest rates under the new economic model, the newly appointed … Continue ReadingNew Finance Minister reveals Turkey won’t prioritize high interest rates
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan: Low interest rate policy ‘all the way’ Cem CetingucPosted on1 December, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday said there was “no turning back” from the new … Continue ReadingErdoğan: Low interest rate policy ‘all the way’
Categories General Macro Focus | CBRT: Expected cut with delayed announcement Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2021 CBRT cut the policy rate by 100bps to 15%, as expected. The announcement was made with … Continue ReadingMacro Focus | CBRT: Expected cut with delayed announcement
Categories Economy General Rate cuts possess a risk to Turkey’s GDP growth Cem CetingucPosted on5 November, 20215 November, 2021 Turkey’s economy will grow by 9% this year, buoyed by a revival in exports and … Continue ReadingRate cuts possess a risk to Turkey’s GDP growth
Categories Economy General JPMorgan – Turkey: CPI was lower than expected but still very high by any standard in October Cem CetingucPosted on4 November, 20214 November, 2021 After months of upside surprises, inflation finally surprised to the down side in October. Despite … Continue ReadingJPMorgan – Turkey: CPI was lower than expected but still very high by any standard in October
Categories Economy General Economic absurdity of Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s pride in his country’s recent interest rate cut calls to mind the apocryphal story … Continue ReadingEconomic absurdity of Erdogan
Categories Economy General CBRT governor remarks… Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 The governor of the Turkish central bank on Tuesday said he expects pricing behavior to … Continue ReadingCBRT governor remarks…
Categories Economy CBRT’s latest rate cut increases risks on inflation Cem CetingucPosted on24 September, 2021 In a rather surprising move, the CBRT cut its 1-week repo rate 100bp to 18.00%. … Continue ReadingCBRT’s latest rate cut increases risks on inflation
Categories Economy Finance Macro Snapshot: CBRT Survey of Market Participants Cem CetingucPosted on20 September, 2021 Policy rate would be kept stable in September but to be cut by 100bps in … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: CBRT Survey of Market Participants
