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Wall Street finished lower on Friday, capping off a turbulent week marked by an evolving banking crisis and the gathering storm clouds of a possible recession. All three indexes finished the session in the red, with financial stocks falling the most of the S&P 500’s major sectors. All three indexes …

The ECB hiked rates by 50 bps. Economists also believe that the ECB is still worried about the inflation picture and will continue hiking in the upcoming meetings.The ECB hiked rates by 50 bps despite ongoing market turbulence. The uncertain market situation led to the ECB not giving any signals …

The European Central Bank (ECB) is set to announce its decision on monetary policy on Thursday, March 16 at 13:15 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of 5 major banks. ECB is likely to hike …

The Turkish Finance Ministry said on Wednesday that the Turkish government’s budget recorded a deficit of 170.56 billion liras ($8.99 billion) in February, showing the impact of the violent earthquakes that hit the southeast of the country last month. The ministry added that the core budget, which does not include …

The collapse of Signature Bank and SVB has economists divided on whether it would affect the Fed’s decision to hike interest rates later this month. Policymakers are now dealing with financial panic and persistent inflation.The debate started late Sunday with anticipations that the Fed won’t raise rates at the conclusion …

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US consumers’ one-year inflation expectation dropped to the lowest level since May 2021 at 4.2% in February, compared to 5% in January.Further details of the publication showed that the three-year ahead expected inflation …

Last week, as China seeks to intensify its efforts to reduce stubborn financial risks and technological bottlenecks during President Xi Jinping’s third term, the country kept the top leaders at the central bank and the Ministry of Finance unchanged.In the United States, a government study on Friday renewed hopes of …

The Turkish lira, which is prone to sharp fluctuations before normal trading time, stabilized early on Friday after tumbling 4.25 percent to a record low of 19.80 against the dollar on Thursday evening. By 0439 GMT, the lira had settled at 18.9575 against the dollar, the same closing level on …

Forecasts for the Eurozone’s economy have been updated by economists. The forecasts for the Eurozone in 2023 have been dramatically improved, going from -0.5% to 0.3%.In the medium term, economic growth will be boosted by lower energy prices, significant government subsidies, and general economic resiliency. As a result, both interest …

The Turkish lira, which is prone to sharp fluctuations before normal trading time, stabilized early on Friday after tumbling 4.25 percent to a record low of 19.80 against the dollar on Thursday evening. By 0439 GMT, the lira had settled at 18.9575 against the dollar, the same closing level on …