Official data showed on Friday that annual inflation in Turkey fell slightly to 55.18 percent in February, which was less than expected, following violent earthquakes that hit the southeast of the country and killed more than 45,000 people less than a month ago. The Turkish Statistical Institute said consumer prices …
Read More »Fed’s Collins: More rate hikes are required to curb inflation
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said on Thursday that more rate hikes are required to bring inflation back in control. She added that the extent of interest rate hikes will be determined by incoming data.Collins’ comments were not surprising as she reiterated previous statements by Fed policymakers …
Read More »Companies are profiting from inflation, forcing the ECB to face a harsh truth
Policymakers from the European Central Bank confronted some harrowing realities this week while huddling in a retreat in a remote Arctic village: businesses are benefitting from rising inflation while workers and consumers bear the cost. The dominant macroeconomic narrative over the last nine months has been that the 20 nations …
Read More »Turkey’s trade deficit rises 52.8% in February following the earthquakes
Data from the Turkish Ministry of Trade showed today, Thursday, that the foreign trade deficit amounted to 12.9 billion dollars in February, an annual increase of 52.8%, which highlights the impact of the earthquakes that occurred last month on the trade balance. The data showed that exports fell 6.4% to …
Read More »Germany: Annual HICP edges higher to 9.3% in February
Inflation in Germany, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), stayed unchanged at 8.7% on a yearly basis in February. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 8.5%. On a monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.8%. Meanwhile, the annual Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), …
Read More »Target earnings beat sends shares 5% higher
Target delivered better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter but warned about a slowdown as consumers continue to focus on necessities. Shares are still trading about 5% higher in pre-market Tuesday. Target posted of $1.89 on revenue of $31.4 billion, beating the average analyst estimate for earnings of $1.40 per share on …
Read More »Turkish economy will grow 5.6% in 2022, exceeding expectations
Official data showed on Tuesday that the Turkish economy grew by 5.6 percent in 2022, exceeding expectations, while growth slowed to 3.5 percent in the fourth quarter, with the continued impact of falling demand. Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed that the gross domestic product for the fourth quarter …
Read More »Slight decline in confidence in the Turkish economy in February
Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Monday that the economic confidence index fell by 0.3 percent on a monthly basis in February to 99.1 points, after violent earthquakes devastated the southern region of the country. The index, which indicates an optimistic outlook when its reading exceeds the 100 …
Read More »Turkey’s trade deficit jumps 38% to $14.2 billion in January
Official data on Monday showed Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased 38.4 percent year-on-year to $14.24 billion in January, with imports rising 20.7 percent and exports 10.3 percent. The Turkish Statistical Institute stated that imports jumped to 33.61 billion dollars in January, while exports increased to 19.37 billion dollars. Under an …
Read More »Research paper: Fed won’t tame inflation without more hikes
The Fed will unlikely bring down inflation without having to raise interest rates ‘significantly’ higher, causing a recession, according to a research paper released on Friday.Former Fed Governor Frederic Mishkin is one of the authors of the white paper that examines the history of central bank efforts to create disinflation. …
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