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 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 »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 »Turkish lira declines
The Turkish lira fell slightly on Friday after the Treasury, the Central Bank and other government institutions announced a series of measures to support the economy. The lira fell to 17.24 per dollar in early trading from Thursday’s close of 17.20. The lira had risen as high as 16.8 on …
Read More »The Turkish lira continues to decline
The Turkish lira fell 0.4 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, amid fears of rising inflation due to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pledge to keep cutting interest rates. In a speech on Monday evening, Erdogan sought to downplay the rise in annual consumer prices to 73 percent last month as …
Read More »The Turkish lira is falling before the central bank meeting
The Turkish lira fell by 0.5% Thursday, May 26, to 16.45 against the dollar, touching its weakest level since December, before a meeting of the Central Bank is expected to keep the benchmark interest rate at 14%. The lira has fallen about 20% this year, in addition to losing 44% …
Read More »The Turkish lira depreciates for the seventh consecutive session
The Turkish lira fell for the seventh consecutive session against the dollar on Friday, bringing its losses to nearly five percent since last Wednesday, and heading towards its record lows last December. The lira fell to 15.4675 against the US currency and settled at 15.4410 per dollar at 0707 GMT. …
Read More »The Turkish lira fell to 15.16 against the dollar
The Turkish lira fell another 0.4 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, extending its losses the previous day and returning to lows hit in late December after a series of interest rate cuts. The lira fell to 15.1620 per dollar by 0630 GMT from 15.09 at the close on Monday. …
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