Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS ANALSIS: CBRT’s 500 basis point rate hike signals a brand new monetary regime Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 September, 202321 September, 2023 This is a quick analysis by Atilla Yesilada about the importance of Central Bank’s (CBRT) … Continue ReadingANALSIS: CBRT’s 500 basis point rate hike signals a brand new monetary regime
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Columnists Economy HIGHLIGHTS Atilla Yesilada: Turkish economy still too hot for comfort Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 September, 2023 On Monday, private financial broadcaster BloombergHT published its September preliminary consumer survey, which is even … Continue ReadingAtilla Yesilada: Turkish economy still too hot for comfort
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HSBC ups policy rate forecast, downgrades GDP growth Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 September, 2023 Investment bank HSBC increased its year-end forecast for the policy rate in Turkey from 30 … Continue ReadingHSBC ups policy rate forecast, downgrades GDP growth
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Economist Mustafa Sonmez: Turkey’s central bank mulls giant interest rate hike up to 10% to fight inflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 September, 202316 September, 2023 One of the leadfing economists and Tv personality Mustafa Sonmez reports an inside scoop from … Continue ReadingEconomist Mustafa Sonmez: Turkey’s central bank mulls giant interest rate hike up to 10% to fight inflation
Categories Business Finance HYPED Gold Warning from Goldman Sachs to Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 September, 2023 According to the balance of payments data published by the Central Bank of the Republic … Continue ReadingGold Warning from Goldman Sachs to Turkey
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Video Commentary: The Dark Secret in TURKEY’s MTEP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 September, 202313 September, 2023 The Dark Secret in TURKEY’s MTEP (Medium Term Economic Program) The annually revised 3-year Medium … Continue ReadingVideo Commentary: The Dark Secret in TURKEY’s MTEP
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS August cash budget heralds improving fiscal stance Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 September, 2023 The high expenditures and lackadaisical tax revenues which marked the pre-election period gave way to … Continue ReadingAugust cash budget heralds improving fiscal stance
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Turkey’s current account deficit widens in July Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 September, 2023 After some relief in June with a surplus of $0.7 billion, Turkey’s current account dove … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Turkey’s current account deficit widens in July
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS July industrial production soft, further weakening expected Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 September, 2023 “According to Industrial Production Index, seasonally and calendar adjusted production contracted by 0.4% monthly in … Continue ReadingJuly industrial production soft, further weakening expected
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Fitch statement on Turkey’s sovereign rating Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 September, 2023 Significant Policy Shift The revision of the Outlook to Stable reflects the return to a … Continue ReadingFitch statement on Turkey’s sovereign rating
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash: Turkey – are the economic problems just too big? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 September, 2023 It was encouraging this week to hear President Erdogan argue that tight monetary policy would … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Turkey – are the economic problems just too big?
Categories Business Economy HYPED Analysis: Medium Term Program – Government aims to bring down inflation without sacrificing growth Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 September, 2023 The government aims to bring down inflation without sacrificing growth. The government released the new … Continue ReadingAnalysis: Medium Term Program – Government aims to bring down inflation without sacrificing growth
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Medium Term Economic Program: Mostly wishful thinking, but….. Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 September, 2023 Ankara jacked up its inflation forecasts and cut those of economic growth on Wednesday, as … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Medium Term Economic Program: Mostly wishful thinking, but…..
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Where is Turkey heading under Erdoğan’s rule? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on5 September, 2023 Middle East Analitika – by Dr. Miad Nakhavali Season 2 – Episode 8: special guest: Dr. … Continue ReadingWhere is Turkey heading under Erdoğan’s rule?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: The world shocked by Central Bank rate hike Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 August, 2023 Central Bank of Turkey’s outsized rate hike shocked experts and market participants at home and … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: The world shocked by Central Bank rate hike
Categories Economy Finance General Monetary policy: Experimenting with dual interest rates Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 August, 2023 We expect the CBRT interest rate hike to be around 200 basis points. The recent … Continue ReadingMonetary policy: Experimenting with dual interest rates
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Will the Central Bank be able to catch up with the market? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 August, 2023 Expectations are for 250 basis points increase Economists participating in the expectations survey of AA … Continue ReadingWill the Central Bank be able to catch up with the market?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Unruly inflation expectations complicate CBRT governor Erkan’s job Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 August, 2023 Led by Gaye Erkan, Turkey’s Monetary Policy Council is meeting on 24 August Thursday to … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Unruly inflation expectations complicate CBRT governor Erkan’s job
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Hande Firat: Economy as a cup half full and half empty Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 August, 2023 Editor’s Note: Hande Firat is very close to Erdogan and is one of the few … Continue ReadingHande Firat: Economy as a cup half full and half empty
Categories Economy HYPED Turkey’s External Deficit, Inflation Need To Be Tackled….ASAP Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 August, 2023 Türkiye’s chronic current account deficit is one of the most challenging issues that the government’s … Continue ReadingTurkey’s External Deficit, Inflation Need To Be Tackled….ASAP