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A trader said Fed's latest move to boost liquidity showed how deep the crisis was. "Concerns over a recession in
Globally, markets slid on Thursday on the back of a new record price for oil over $110 a barrel and fears of a
The yen is a key currency for Turkish markets as traders use it to fund so-called carry trade investments in the high-yielding lira. "Sentiment for the dollar continues to deteriorate very, very rapidly and if we're not careful this will turn into a dollar crash," Mitul Kotecha, head of foreign-exchange research in
"The risk is that we see a fairly aggressive move sharply lower towards 95 yen, and that could really perk up the interest of the Bank of Japan."
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Carlyle fund's statement increased tension in markets. Carlyle Capital Corp., co-founded by David Rubenstein, said in a statement it defaulted on about $16.6 billion of debt as of yesterday. Lenders will "promptly" take over all of its remaining assets and any remaining debt is expected "soon" to go into default, it said.
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The governor of Central Bank of Turkey Durmus Yilmaz said on Thursday there were signals that recent fluctuations in global financial markets had started to affect real sector in
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Yilmaz said foreign exchange debt of Turkish companies creates credit risk for banks and maintaining fiscal discipline and implementing structural reforms are important to strengthen the Turkish economy against external shocks. "The problem we had to deal with until now was liquidity but from now on we will have to deal with the problem of bankruptcy. If the loans are not going to be repaid then it means interest rates are losing their functions... There are increasing risks and uncertainty in international markets. And without doubt all countries will face a slowdown for a certain period and in varying intensity", Yilmaz told a meeting on monetary policies in
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Samiei cited disciplined macro economic and monetary policies as the reason for the country's recovery from a 2001 crisis, single-digit inflation rate and reduction of public debts. Despite a global liquidity shrink, IMF representative cited increased foreign investments in
"However, there is a risk that a crisis in global markets might disturb capital inflow into the Turkish banking system. There is a need for a strong policy framework to tackle the risk and to sustain investors' confidence," Samiei said.
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