They called on the government to cut spending, improve ties with the European Union, bring to an end the spat with the U.S.
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Policy makers need to adopt a series of measures “so that the situation doesn’t make permanent damage to the real economy," the Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges of Turkey and the Turkish Industry and Business Association said in a joint statement. has nothing further to negotiate until Brunson is freed, according to two people familiar with the matter. Trump’s top national security aide warned Turkey’s ambassador on Monday that the U.S. Tensions between the two NATO allies have intensified amid a dispute over the detention of Andrew Brunson, whom Turkey accuses of aiding a failed coup. "We’re going to continue to take steps to protect the lira," he said.
The latest attack on the economy showed that the dollar is no longer a "trustworthy" currency and is instead being used as a tool for political punishment, Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said at a conference in Ankara he as attending alongside Erdogan. The cost of insuring the nation’s debt against default fell off 10-year highs. in Istanbul.īonds also recovered, with the yield on 10-year notes falling 132 basis points to 21.37 percent. The lira jumped 5.9 percent to 6.5028 per dollar by 6:03 p.m.
Speculation is also growing that Turkish policy makers will heed calls from corporate and banking executives to raise interest rates to stem the rout. While diplomatic tensions rage, the currency rallied for the first time in a week as Turks cashed in dollar savings to take advantage of the huge slump in the local currency. is putting decades-old alliances at risk and pushing Turkey to seek allies elsewhere. The difference is that unlike Russia, the U.S. economic interests, it shows Erdogan refusing to give in to market turmoil that’s pushed borrowing costs to record highs and threatens to descend the nation into a financial crisis.Įrdogan’s boycott is reminiscent of the decision by President Vladimir Putin to ban food imports from countries that slapped sanctions on Russia in 2014 over its annexation of Crimea. While even a widespread Turkish boycott would do little to dent U.S. or locally made Venus Vestel smartphones instead. Singling out the iPhone, he suggested Turks buy Samsung Electronics Co. "There is a cost for those who are plotting the operation” against Turkey, Erdogan said in the first of two speeches in Ankara, without specifying when the boycott would start or how it would be enforced.
It rebounded on Tuesday as Turks sold dollars. The lira lost a quarter of its value this month as Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum imports and slapped sanctions on two ministers. held firm to its demand that Turkey release an evangelical pastor and Turkish executives called for action to bolster the lira.Įrdogan said the nation of 80 million people would stop buying American electronics, condemning the "explicit economic attack" against his country. (Bloomberg) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to boycott iPhones in a demonstration of defiance as the U.S.
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