Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT)
Turkish central bank embarks on daily dollar sales
Announcement follows yesterday's decision to raise interest rates, but fails to stop lira hitting record low against Western currencies
EM central banks in a bind as capital volatility set to worsen
Central banks in the biggest emerging market economies are bracing for ever faster outflows of capital if tomorrow's FOMC minutes continue to point to US monetary tightening
Turkey’s central bank ramps up inflation forecast
Central bank raises inflation forecast for 2013 on account of depreciating lira and higher oil prices; MPC plots strategy for dealing with uncertainty surrounding the unwinding of QE
Turkish rate rise brings easing to an end
Central bank increases overnight lending rate by 75 basis points; MPC signals willingness to tighten further as inflation jumps above 8%
Turkish central bank weighs rate hike to stem lira slump
Governor Erdem Başçı says the MPC will consider widening the interest rate corridor in its meeting next week; forex auctions failed to reverse falling value of assets and currency
Central Bank of Turkey in aggressive move to defend lira
Central bank sells between $1.5bn and $2.5bn worth of foreign exchange, its highest ever amount in one day, in an effort to halt a slide in the value of the lira
Turkish central bank steps in to calm forex markets
Capital outflows have prompted Turkey's central bank to purchase local currency in a bid to smooth ‘market volatility'; move seen as signalling a failure of the bank's 'Reserve Option Mechanism'
Turkish banks face larger bill for holding forex and gold
Central bank increases price of holding gold and foreign exchange for Turkish banks who want to diversify reserve holdings away from Turkish lira
Inflation unexpectedly plummets in Turkey
Year-on-year inflation falls from 9.2% to 6.2% between September and December last year; central bank ready to tighten rates if inflationary pressures are restored
Korea boosts gold holdings by 20%
Central bank purchases $780 million of gold; total stock of 85 tonnes worth $3.76 billion
Turkish minutes urge government to maintain discipline
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey says annual inflation likely to come in lower than previously forecast, but this depends on the government adhering to fiscal commitments
Conundrum facing reserve managers set to continue, say Nalm speakers
Central bank reserve managers to face further challenges about where to allocate their resources as reserve levels look set grow
Malaysia and Turkey sign memorandum of understanding
Central banks agree to work to “foster strategic co-operation” between the two countries; want to promote bilateral investment and liquidity arrangements
China and Australia sign A$30bn currency swap
Australia joins the ranks of central banks with a bilateral currency swap line with China; reflects increased use of renminbi and closer trading ties between the countries
Turkey reveals new currency symbol
Turkish prime minister leads ceremony at the Central Bank of Turkey to unveil the new symbol for the lira
Turkey agrees currency swap with China
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey and People's Bank of China agree currency swap
Central Bank of Turkey predicts inflation target overshoot until 2013
Central Bank of Turkey says inflation will not return to 5.5% target until mid-2013; officials want to prevent "unfavorable fluctuations" in economic activity by acting too soon
Turkey and Nigeria in talks with China about currency swaplines
Governors of relevant central banks confirm Republic of Turkey and Nigeria are both in negotiations with the People’s Bank of China regarding currency swaplines
Lira strengthens as Turkey cuts reserve ratio
Central Bank of Turkey continues battle with falling lira and reduces its reserve requirement ratio by 210 basis points
Priorities shift for reserve managers
Central bank reserve managers discuss focusing on safety of investments after the financial crisis; see uncertain future for global financial system
Turkey deputy governor evaluates success of policy moves
Turalay Kenç says decision to act on credit growth in Turkey was necessary; widening the interest rate corridor was a 'successful exercise'
Turkey’s Basçı outlines strategy to overcome commodity price volatility
Central Bank of Turkey governor Erdem Basçı says setting targets and forecasts for inflation offers firmer commitment from central bank
Barroso calls on eurozone to speed up completion of EFSF legislation
European Commission president José Manuel Barroso says member states must accelerate implementation of EFSF reforms as eurozone sovereign debt crisis spreads beyond the periphery
Policymakers can mitigate post-crises unemployment effects: Turkey’s Başçı
Central Bank of Turkey governor Erdem Başçı says declines in employment during crises can be reduced by introducing policies to ease firms’ borrowing costs