Turkish Industrials: Buying Opportunities
In a recent note, we mentioned that now may be the moment to get in on value in Turkish stocks, particularly in industrial stocks. Following that, Borsa Istanbul Industrials Index (BIST:XUSIN) has bounced back 4.5% in two trading days, beating the banks, but currently see a sell-off (on Tuesday) but outperforming the broader...
Turkey: Any Room for Loan Growth?
Turkish central bank cut its overnight marginal funding rates by 75 basis points in the past two monetary policy meetings in an effort to simplify its interest rate structure as the volatility in global financial markets eases. The rate cuts came amid criticism by the government over high interest rates limiting the economic...
Turkey vs Emerging Economies: GDP Comparison Throughout History
Even if a number of pundits have the opinion that emerging economies can likely withstand a Fed rate hike, it would absolutely matter for all as investors have already began to flee with the tightening in financial conditions. On the other hand concerns about emerging market fundamentals have risen with the news signs...
Economic Update: 1Q15 GDP & April Current Account
Turkey GDP grew by more than expected (2.3% versus 1.6%) in the first three months of 2015, data from Turkstats showed on Wednesday. Despite the fact that the reported figure signaled a below par growth in the country, we saw the pressure on Turkish assets easing for a while following the...
Banks to Stay Under Pressure
One of the main functions that banks provide is liquidity transformation. To simplify this financial term, one can interpret it as funding shorter term assets with longer term liabilities. In case of failure of this process, the banks face a liquidity mismatch which would put them at serious risk.
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