Russia’s wealth of commodities seems too big to sanction. Russia’s vast energy exports have been subject to unprecedented sanctions imposed by the Western nations in response to the invasion of Ukraine. In 2020, Russia produced 638.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, decreasing the volume by approximately 40.5 billion cubic …
Read More »Turkey Raises The Price of Natural Gas Used to Produce Electricity
The Turkish natural gas distribution company, BOTAS, said on Tuesday that the price of gas used in the production of electricity rose 18.3 percent, while there was no change in the prices of natural gas used in industrial facilities and homes. Turkey has made sharp increases in energy prices this …
Read More »How Could Looming Ukraine’s Conflict Impact Global Economy
Countries that depend on the region’s rich supply of energy, wheat, nickel and other staples could feel the pain of price spikes.After getting battered by the pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks and price jumps, the global economy is expected to be sent on one more unpredictable course by an armed clash …
Read More »CBRT leaves policy rate unchanged at 14%
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it left its policy (one-week repo) rate unchanged at 14% as expected.
Read More »Turkey’s Inflation Rate Rises to 48.7%, The Highest Level in 20 Years
Turkey’s annual inflation rate jumped more than expected to 48.69 percent in January, hitting its highest level in nearly two decades, data showed on Thursday, driven by a series of unconventional interest rate cuts and a sharp depreciation of the lira late last year. The Turkish Statistical Institute said the …
Read More »WTI Crude Hits Highest Price Since 2014
Iraq-Turkey pipeline outage has sparked fresh supply concerns. WTI crude has hit $87.82 for the first time since September 2014 on Wednesday. A momentary outage of an Iraqi-Turkish pipeline was attributed as driving the most recent oil price gains.But the broader themes of tighter than expected market conditions and rising …
Read More »The Turkish Lira is Down 2.5%
The Turkish lira fell about 2.5 percent on Thursday, after rising the previous day, as fears of rising inflation due to unconventional policies aimed at boosting exports and growth persisted. The lira settled at 13.62 against the dollar at 0610 GMT, down from 13.2890 at the close the previous day. …
Read More »Turkish economic confidence falls 1.8% in December -stats institute
Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute revealed on Thursday that the confidence index in the country’s economy fell 1.8 percent month-on-month in December to 97.6 points. The index, which indicates optimistic expectations when it exceeds 100 points and pessimistic expectations when it falls below that, hit a record low last …
Read More »The Turkish Lira is Falling Back Against The Dollar
The Turkish lira fell 1.7 percent early on Wednesday, continuing to offset big gains made the previous week, as investors remained concerned about the country’s monetary policy outlook. The lira fell to 12.02 to the dollar by 0615 GMT from 11.8 at the close on Tuesday. Although it rose more …
Read More »The Turkish Lira is Falling After Record Highs
The Turkish lira fell after record highs over five days, disregarding the messages of reassurance from the government. The currency fell 6.2% to 11.3399 per dollar, on a weak trading day, and since the beginning of the year, the lira has lost 34% of its value, which is the largest …
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