The Turkish lira fell to an all-time low against the dollar during early trading Monday, September 26, bringing its losses so far this year to more than 28% and continuing its decline after an unexpected interest rate cut last week. The lira price reached 18.4440 against the dollar as of …
Read More »Turkish Interest-Rate Cut Quakes Investors
The Turkish lira fell Thursday, after a surprise interest-rate cut has been decided by the country’s central bank. Similarly; Turkey’s bonds were subject to broad selloff, and investors now react by moving price in a higher risk of sovereign default, after the country’s central bank unexpectedly had decided cut interest …
Read More »FOMC minutes weigh on risk appetite
Emerging market stocks and currencies fell on Thursday on the signals by Wednesday’s FOMC Minutes. The minutes obviously signaled further US interest rate hikes. MSCI’s index of emerging market stocks retreated 0.6%, set for their worst session in two weeks, while its currencies counterpart MIEM00000CUS was on course for its …
Read More »Turkish lira is at its lowest level since December crisis
On Tuesday, the Turkish lira fell as low as 17.579 against the US dollar. The dollar’s strength and concerns about rising domestic inflation and low-interest rates pushed the currency to its weakest levels since a major currency crisis in December. Since the historic crash last year, the central bank has …
Read More »Turkish lira drops 1% on renewed concerns about inflation and monetary policy
The Turkish lira fell again on Wednesday, continuing losses for the seventh day, due to the rise of the dollar and investors’ fears of rising inflation and the policies applied to deal with the economic crises in the country. The lira fell one percent against the dollar to record 17.2 …
Read More »Turkish lira drops 1% as inflation fears return
The Turkish lira fell more than 1 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, giving up early last week’s gains, as investors evaluated data showing a new rise in inflation to a 24-year high. The lira was trading at 17.03 against the US currency by 1232 GMT, down from the previous …
Read More »Annual inflation in Turkey jumps to 78.6%, the highest level in 24 years
Turkey’s annual inflation rate jumped to a 24-year high of 78.62 percent in June, slightly above expectations, data showed on Monday, driven by the impact of the Ukraine war, rising commodity prices and the depreciation of the lira. The Turkish Statistical Institute said consumer prices rose 4.95 percent month-on-month, compared …
Read More »Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rises 155% in May
Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Thursday that the foreign trade deficit rose 155.2 percent year-on-year to $10.61 billion in May, with imports increasing by 43.5 percent. The data showed that imports amounted to $29.59 billion, while exports rose 15.3 percent to $18.98 billion. Under an economic program …
Read More »The Turkish lira rises 6% against the dollar after restrictions on lending
The Turkish lira jumped 6 percent against the dollar on Monday after Turkey moved to limit lira lending to many companies with more than $1 million in foreign currency cash, the latest move to stem the currency’s slide. The lira jumped to 16.099 against the dollar, after closing on Friday …
Read More »Turkey announces steps to support the economy and the priority to combat inflation
Turkey’s Treasury said on Friday that fighting inflation remains the top priority in its macroeconomic policies, after it, along with other state institutions, announced measures to support an economy suffering from high prices and a depreciating lira. The ministry announced that it would issue local bonds linked to government companies’ …
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