A recent report by Goldman Sachs Group highlighted the rise of emerging market currencies against the declining U.S. Dollar (USD) despite the recent surges in the United States Treasury yields. The MSCI Emerging Market Currency Index saw a series of gains recently, reaching a new record high last Friday as …
Read More »The Turkish Lira Drops 1% After New Measures Regarding Coronavirus
The Turkish lira fell on Tuesday, December 1, by 1% against the dollar, after the government imposed new general isolation measures for the weekend and other measures to combat a record jump in infections and deaths from the Coronavirus. The currency fell to 7.91 by 08:30 GMT. The currency stabilized …
Read More »Turkish Lira Down 2% Against US Dollar
The Turkish lira fell by up to 2% to more than 8 lira against the dollar on Tuesday, November 24, to continue its losses this week as investors exploited a strong recent rise to form positions of currencies and gold. The pound fell to 8.05 against the US currency, compared …
Read More »The Turkish Lira is Down by More Than 1%, After Big Gains
The Turkish lira fell 1.3% against the dollar as local investors strengthened their positions in foreign currencies and gold, after a strong rise in the Turkish currency recently. The lira fell to 7.76 from Friday’s close of 7.65. The lira rose from a record low of 8.58 this month after …
Read More »Turkish Lira Declining a Day Before an Important Interest Decision
The Turkish lira fell on Wednesday, November 18, a day before the central bank’s important interest rate decision, as it remained at levels reached last week due to expectations of a sharp rate hike. By 07:29 GMT, the lira was at 7.73 per dollar, compared with 7.7150 at Tuesday’s close. …
Read More »Turkish Lira Down by More Than 1%
The Turkish lira fell by more than 1% on Tuesday, November 17t, against the dollar, after rising by as much as 12% last week thanks to expectations of a more conservative economic policy when President Erdogan pledged a new economic model. The lira had stabilized at 7.80, after touching 7.7110 …
Read More »Turkish Lira Up More than 4.2% Against USD
The Turkish Lira (TRY) is recovering against the US Dollar (USD) after recently falling to new unprecedented record lows. Changes in the leadership of the Turkish central bank and the finance ministry are seemingly providing some short turn support to the Lira, which rose to its highest level against the …
Read More »Turkish Lira Gained Around 5% on Monday Following CBRT News
The Turkish lira recorded a new low on Monday against the US dollar, with the USD/TRY to the 8.40 area on Tuesday, but some initial resistance has begun to appear. The lira recorded the biggest one-day advance against the dollar since 2018 after traders considered the news about the dismissal …
Read More »Fitch Expects Increased Risks With Turkish Lira Reaching a Fresh Low
Turkey has not tightened policy enough to support the lira, which hit a new low on Friday, a senior analyst at Fitch Ratings said, and that the country’s foreign exchange reserves and external financing remain weaknesses. “more pressure from the currency, double-digit inflation and the erosion of foreign exchange reserves …
Read More »Turkish Lira Reaches Fresh Lows The US Presidential Elections
The Turkish lira hit a new record low on Tuesday (November 3rd), ahead of the US presidential elections, the outcome of which may lead to strained relations between the two countries. The lira also retreated after data revealed that the annual inflation rate is close to 12%, despite the central …
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