Tag Archives: consumer inflation

Turkish Central Bank Governor Hafizah Ghaya Arkan said on Thursday that the bank raised its forecast for the inflation rate by the end of the year to 65 percent from 58 percent, and also raised its forecast for inflation by the end of 2024 to 36 percent from 33 percent. …

Turkish Energy Minister Alp Arslan Bayraktar said on Thursday that the crude oil pipeline from Iraq via Turkey, which has been halted for about six months, is ready for operation as of Wednesday and that Ankara is preparing to start shipments. Turkey stopped flows through the oil export route from …

Annual consumer price inflation in Turkey rose to 61.53 percent in September, official data showed on Tuesday, slightly lower than expected and rising for the third month in a row as a result of tax increases and a recent decline in the lira. The consumer price inflation rate recorded 4.75 …

The Turkish lira fell to a record low of more than 27.236 against the US dollar on Tuesday due to inflationary pressures and the rise of the dollar, bringing its losses on an annual basis to more than 31%. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s support for a low interest rate policy …

The Central Bank of Turkey said Monday, September 11, that the country’s current account surplus turned into a deficit of $5.466 billion in July, which exceeds Reuters expectations of a deficit of $4.5 billion. The country’s current account registered a surplus of $651 million in June. In 2022, Turkey’s current …

Turkey’s annual inflation slowed for the seventh month in a row, reaching 38.2% against expectations of 39.47%. In June, inflation recorded 39.5%, after a slowdown from record levels in October 2022, which reached 85.5%. On Thursday, June 22, Turkey’s central bank raised the country’s main interest rate, nearly doubling it …

Official data showed on Monday, September 4, that annual consumer price inflation in Turkey rose to 58.94% in August, exceeding expectations and rising for the second month in a row as a result of the decline in the lira and the recent increase in taxes. The consumer price inflation rate …

The Turkish economy grew by a more-than-expected 3.8 percent in the second quarter, driven by strong household spending, data showed on Thursday, but activity is expected to slow until the end of the year as election-related stimulus fades and the impact of large interest rate increases takes effect. Data from …

The Turkish lira fell 2.8% on Friday, August 25, to give up some of its gains, one day after the central bank raised interest rates dramatically. And by 07:36 GMT, the lira recorded 26.51 per dollar, compared to 25.75 per dollar, at the close of trading on Thursday, down 2.8%. …

The Central Bank of Turkey raised the main interest rate “repo” by 750 basis points to 25%, which shocked the markets that were priced at a hike of only 250 basis points, which pushed borrowing costs to their highest levels since January 2004. The central bank’s decision to raise interest …