Turkey Global Macro
‘Blue Gold’ Will Be Turkey’s Key To The ‘Dry Crescent’
Next year will mark a full century since the Ottoman Empire lost control of the areas now known as Syria and Iraq. Now Turkey...
The Irony of Being a Profitable Commercial Bank in Turkey
Corporate profits are a key input for analysts and investment managers when zeroing in on buying and selling positions in equities. While using the...
After A Surge, Will Turkey Fall Flat After Government’s Support Measures Expire?
Macro-economically speaking, Turkey was in bad shape last year, with economic growth contracting, as shown by the graph below, and inflation also on the...
The Highest Risk Countries Held In Dollar Denominated Emerging Markets Bond Funds
The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) is by far the largest ETF investing in the emerging markets bond asset class...
These Three Countries Have the Most Complex Tax and Accounting Framework in EMEA
The Europe, Middle East, & Africa (EMEA) region has ample representation in the Financial Complexity Index for 2017, with 50 of 94 total countries...
Turkey Equity
Is Istanbul’s Booming Stock Market On Last Leg After $71 Billion Credit Fund Nearly...
The iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) was up 39.5% YTD 2017 until August 16. As the graph below shows, it has far outperformed the iShares MSCI...
How Stocks From Emerging Europe Were the Silent Thunder of H1 2017
Amidst the spotlight that Emerging Asia has cornered for its equity performance in 2017, there is a segment of the market whose thunderous performance...
An Inverted Yield Curve Has Not Stopped These Emerging Markets Equities From Powering Ahead
The sovereign bond yield curve in several emerging market countries has been inverted. This means that the yield on shorter maturity notes is higher...
The Highest Risk Countries Held In Dollar Denominated Emerging Markets Bond Funds
The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) is by far the largest ETF investing in the emerging markets bond asset class...
How Will Turkey’s Referendum Impact Stocks And the Turkish Lira?
Is the strong performance of equities over?
Turkish equities have had a great YTD 2017 until April 20. The MSCI Turkey Index is up 14.1%...
Turkey Political Risk
How Saudi Arabia Will Outwit Turkey’s Khashoggi Pressure Campaign
President Recep Tayyip Erodgan has used the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul to discredit his regional rival, the Saudi...
Turkey Fixed Income
The Turkish Lira Continues To Slide, Are Bonds Next?
The Turkish lira is languishing at near record lows as December dawns.The currency, which touched its lowest ever levels against the US dollar on...
