03 Dec 2019
ISTANBUL Turkey's annual consumer price index rose less than expected to 10.56% in November, increasing the chances of a sizeable rate cut by the central bank next week, even as inflation rebounded from a near three-year low.
02 Dec 2019
ISTANBUL Turkey's economy grew 0.9% year-on-year https://tmsnrt.rs/2P6vV18 in the third quarter, breaking three consecutive quarters of contraction as it shook off a recession which followed last year's currency crisis.
14 Nov 2019
ISTANBUL, Nov 14 The Turkish lira weakened on
Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump pushed President
Tayyip Erdogan to walk away from the purchase of a Russian
missile defence system, calling it a "very serious challenge" to
bilateral ties.
01 Nov 2019
ISTANBUL Turkey's annual inflation is expected to have remained in single digits for a second consecutive month in October to stand at 8.6%, partly reflecting so-called base effects given high price increases a year ago, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
18 Oct 2019
ISTANBUL Turkey's lira firmed nearly 1% against the dollar on Friday, as the prospect of severe sanctions from the United States waned after Ankara agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria, raising expectations of a rate cut by the central bank next week.
15 Oct 2019
ISTANBUL The Turkish lira gained on Tuesday after Washington imposed lighter-than-expected sanctions for Turkey's military incursion into Syria, providing some relief even while traders worried that heavier repercussions would follow.
14 Oct 2019
ISTANBUL The Turkish lira slid 0.8% on Monday in the face of U.S. and European threats of sanctions and embargoes, though skeptical traders said it would weaken much further if Western allies turned words into action over Turkey's incursion in Syria.
09 Oct 2019
ISTANBUL, Oct 9 Turkey's lira slid 0.5% on
Wednesday, breaking through what traders called a key support
level of 5.85 against the dollar, after Turkey launched a
military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northeast
Syrian.
03 Oct 2019
* President Erdogan been pushing for more monetary easing
(Adds Albayrak comment, central bank data)
12 Sep 2019
* Lira 8% weaker this year
(Adds analyst comments, graphic, bonds, shares)