Turkey
Turkish currency hits new low as central bank cuts rates again
Move follows Erdoğan’s dismissal of two deputy governors and one MPC member
Turkish central bank cuts rates again as currency falls
Lira hits new low days after president dismissed senior officials
Turkish president fires deputy governors
Move appears to be Erdoğan’s latest bid to impose low interest rates despite rising inflation
Crypto asset transactions hit ‘macro critical levels’ – IMF GFSR
Crypto valuations “already systemic” in “many countries”, international rules "probably some time away", says IMF’s Adrian
Turkey cuts rates despite rising inflation
Central bank move comes after months of public pressure from Turkish president Erdoğan
Turkey raises banks’ gold and FX reserve levels
Central bank announces work with state-owned organisations on prototype CBDC
US court finds Iranian central bank liable in terrorism suit
Plaintiffs sued Iran and Syria in US court for damages in 2015 Hamas attack
University probing Turkish governor over plagiarism allegations – report
Newspaper alleges governor’s thesis was supervised by economist who is now senior policy-maker
Turkish central bank has fired large number of staff, report says
Journalist says “political appointees” are joining bank in unprecedented numbers
Charles Goodhart on inflation targets, financial stability and the role of money
The LSE professor says inflation targets should have been 0%, the Fed’s move to AIT is a mistake, independence is under threat from inflation, big balance sheets support liquidity, AI can help supervisors and climate stress tests are unconvincing
People: Erdoğan fires deputy governor
South Korea appoints new sovereign wealth fund chief; Fed lawyer moves to OCC; and more
Turkish central bank again holds rates despite rising prices
CBRT says it will hold policy rate at 19% until it sees significant fall in inflationary pressures
People: deputies appointed in China and El Salvador
New MPC member in Turkey; former RBI governor dies; and more
Turkish central bank holds rates despite rising inflation
New governor’s first meeting says Turkish economy faces risks “in both directions”
People: Erdoğan fires deputy governor
IMF hires new finance director; new deputy governors at Nepal central bank; and more
Turkish president fires third central bank governor in a row
Former politician becomes governor days after MPC raises rates; lira falls sharply
Turkish central bank announces large rate rise
MPC says tighter monetary policy will be “sustained decisively” as official figures show inflation rising
CBRT’s Ağbal says central bank must aim for ‘permanent price stability’
Governor’s blog post marks new form of communication by senior executives
Turkish central bank led global gold sales in November
WGC says higher local demand boosted gold trading between banks and CBRT
New Turkish governor presides over sharp rate rise
Erdoğan changes rhetoric to say country must be prepared to swallow “bitter pill” to beat inflation
Turkish finance minister quits after president fires governor
Finance minister resigns before new governor signals he will consider raising policy rates
Turkish central bank holds rates despite currency’s slide
MPC attempts indirect tightening again as expert claims official figures hide true inflation rate
Turkish central bank tries to tighten policy without hiking rates
Currency continues to slide as data shows central bank’s FX reserves fell by one-sixth in 12 months
Turkish central bank raises rates unexpectedly
President Erdoğan dismissed previous governor for tightening monetary policy