Category Finance

CBRT Interest Rate Forecast from Barclays

Barclays Plc economists differed from other major banks by predicting a more limited interest rate increase at next week’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT).  Barclays has differentiated itself from JPM and…

OPEC: Leading to Unprecedented Energy Chaos 

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reacted harshly to the International Energy Agency’s statement that the world is now “at the beginning of the end” for the fossil fuel age, warning that these predictions would lead to an…

Global Patent Agreement from Huawei and Xiaomi 

It was announced that Huawei and Xiaomi, one of China’s and the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers, signed a “global patent licensing agreement” that will end the patent disputes between them.  According to the joint statement made by the companies, the…

Step to Ban WhatsApp from Russia

Russian Federal Information Technologies and Mass Communication Supervision Agency (Roskomnadzor) reported that access to WhatsApp may be blocked if illegal information is included in its newly opened channels.  In the written statement made by the Russian Federal Information Technologies and…

New Sanctions from the USA to Russia 

In the statement made by the US Treasury Department, it was announced that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted Russian elites, Russia’s industrial base, financial institutions and technology suppliers in order to weaken Russia’s capacity to wage war…

European Central Bank Did Not Suspend Tightening 

Despite the expectation of some analysts in the market that the tightening would take a break, the European Central Bank (ECB) did not skip the September meeting to fight inflation. The bank made its 10th consecutive interest rate increase in…

Asian Stock Exchanges Rise After China Data

Asian markets rose after China’s August activity data largely beat expectations.  Asia-Pacific markets rose on the back of China’s August economic data, which was mostly better than market expectations.  China’s August retail sales and factory production beat expectations, but pressure…