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Turkish annual inflation soars to 67% in February

Turkish annual consumer price inflation soared to 67.07% in February, the Turkish Statistical Institute said Monday, coming in above expectations.…

Turkey ends hiking cycle after 8 months, holding key rate at 45%

Turkey’s central bank held its key interest rate on Thursday, keeping it at 45% despite soaring inflation after eight consecutive…

Turkey’s new central bank governor, formerly at Amazon and New York Fed, seen as a ‘credible choice’

Turkey’s newly appointed central bank governor, Fatih Karahan, has his work cut out for him, after being named to the…

Turkey hikes interest rate again to 45% after inflation nears 65%

Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate by another 250 basis points to 45%. The hike to the…

Turkish lira hits fresh record low against the U.S. dollar

The Turkish lira hit a fresh record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at 30.005 to the greenback…

Crypto super PAC network goes into 2024 with more than $75 million as it aims to influence election

Three allied political action committees funded by leaders of the cryptocurrency industry will be starting 2024 with a combined $78…

Bank of England leaves policy unchanged, says rates to stay high for ‘extended period’

LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5.25% and said monetary policy…

Bank of England set to hold interest rates as economists debate 2024 cuts

LONDON — The Bank of England is all but certain to keep its main interest rate unchanged at 5.25% for…

India overtakes Hong Kong to become the world’s seventh largest stock market

India’s stock market value has overtaken Hong Kong’s to become the seventh largest in the world as optimism about the…

Fed is ‘disconnected’ from reality, must cut rates 5 times next year, portfolio manager says

The Federal Reserve needs to cut interest rates at least five times next year to avoid tipping the U.S. economy…