Data from the Turkish Statistics Institute on Friday showed that Turkey’s foreign trade deficit shrank by 14.9% year on year in March to $4.65 billion, according to the general trade system. The institute said that Turkey’s exports in March rose by 42.2% and imports increased by 25.6% compared to March …
Read More »The Turkish Lira Stabilizes Amid speculation That The Central Bank Will Raise Its Inflation Forecast
The Turkish lira stabilized ahead of the central bank’s report on quarterly inflation, which is expected to raise its expectations in the face of the falling currency and rising commodity prices. The lira was at 8.1950 against the dollar, which is below its close level on Wednesday at 8.2. The …
Read More »USD Fluctuating Across the Board
The U.S. Dollar (USD) showed a fluctuating performance on Monday, opening the week on a mixed note, amid the absence of major indicators and data on today’s economic calendar. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.06% …
Read More »DXY Continues to Decline Despite Positive Data
The U.S. Dollar (USD) is declining on Friday, nearing another weekly loss, despite data showing more progress in the economic recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The Dollar Index (DXY) that measures the greenback against a basket of six major international currencies is down by 0.52% at 90.86. …
Read More »ECB Maintains Rates and Bond Buying Unchanged
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided on Thursday to maintain its monetary policy unchanged, by holding interest rates at their current levels. The deposit rate stands at -0.5%, while the main refinancing rate remains at 0%. In addition, the ECB decided to keep the current pace of asset purchases at …
Read More »Turkey Records 362 COVID-19 Deaths, The Largest Daily Increase Since The Start of The Pandemic
Data from the Turkish Ministry of Health, Wednesday, April 21, showed that 362 new deaths were recorded with Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, in the largest daily toll since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 36,975 deaths. The data showed …
Read More »Dollar Declines Following Canada’s Policy Decision
The U.S. Dollar (USD) switched to losses on Wednesday, after rising earlier in the session against its peers, after the Bank of Canada (BoC) signaled a sooner than previously expected rate hike. Although the BoC held its key rate unchanged at 0.25%, it now expects to raise interest rates by …
Read More »BoC Holds Interest Rates Unchanged
The Bank of Canada (BoC) has decided to maintain its key interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.25%, as the economy remains in need of support, according to the bank’s statement on Wednesday. Now the Canadian central bank expects to keep the current level of interest rates until …
Read More »USD/JPY Continues Its Decline Once Crosses 108.00 Mark
The USD/JPY pair gained some strength to trade near a daily high of 108.54, as the US dollar took a breather after yesterday’s declines despite maintaining underlying weakness. USD/JPY needs to break 108.00 to continue the decline. The change in market sentiment appears to be linked to the earnings reporting …
Read More »Expectations by Goldman Sachs Supporting the Euro
Goldman Sachs is expecting the Euro (EUR) to continue to rise against the U.S. Dollar (USD), advising investors to go long on the European currency, according to a recent note. Following the report, the EUR/USD pair reached its highest level in about six weeks on Monday. The investment bank is …
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